Menny Naftali lawyer tells Netanyahus: You should be ashamed of yourselves

Menny Naftali, the disgraced caretaker of the Prime Minister’s Residence who sued the Netanyahu couple after he was fired and then found himself on the receiving end of a salvo of accusations from the couple, held a press conference Tuesday evening where he responded to allegations by the prime minister’s staff that he was responsible for increased spending at the residence during the time he worked there.

“Do you blame Menny Naftali in spending millions on makeup, food and other personal expenses? Do you really suggest Menny Naftali spent, on his own, millions on beverage bottles?” asked Naftali’s lawyer during the press conference.

“Does your political goal really sanctify any means available? Mr. and Mrs. Netanyahu, you should be ashamed of yourselves. It is time you stop abusing employees,” she said.

Naftali himself then spoke, and said the Netanyahus were known for turning away each and every person who worked at their house. “No caretaker lasted there for more than a year,” he said.

Earlier, Likud responded to a comptroller report on spending at the Netanyahu residence by saying expenses were actually going down and only began rising again after Naftali was hired.