Sara Netanyahu formally recognized as crime victim over flares thrown at home when she wasn’t there

The Israel Police have recognized Sara Netanyahu as a victim of a crime, Channel 12 reveals, three weeks after three flares were fired at the Netanyahus’ private residence in Caesarea last month. The prime minister and his wife were not home at the time of the incident.

Victims of a crime are by law entitled to be asked by prosecutors for their position regarding any plea bargain that might be proposed to those indicted over the incident, and the punishment that they might be given by the court. Crime victims are also entitled to financial benefits from the state.

Defense attorneys for the four suspects charged for involvement in the launching of the flares slammed the decision.

“The Israel Police’s decision to consider Mrs. Sara Netanyahu a ‘victim of a crime’ in an event in which her house was not damaged at all and she was not at home at the time of the incident indicates poor and puzzling judgment. It seems that instead of acting to promote the public interest, the police were motivated by a desire for personal advancement,” the lawyers say in a joint statement, indicating that the prime minister or National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir will be willing to promote them for ruling in their favor on the matter.