In recordings broadcast tonight by Channel 13, former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara can be heard calling then-Shin Bet head Yuval Diskin a “shit” and a “moron.”
The conversation between Sara Netanyahu and former family adviser Nir Hefetz, who is now a state’s witness against Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption trial, reportedly took place while Netanyahu was prime minister.
In the conversation, Sara Netanyahu is complaining about the security at their private residence in Jerusalem.
“Tell Diskin. How does he decide on things,” she says. “It is a complete cheek. I know the Shin Bet, I have been involved in security for 20 years now, you know how they work, they only cover their asses, believe me.”
“And this Diskin is impudent, he’s a shit, how did they extend his tenure by a year, he’s a moron,” she says.
In an interview, Hefetz also talks about Netanyahu’s son Yair, saying that he tried to influence security policy around Temple Mount clashes, calling his father weak.
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