Sara Netanyahu says she paid for Miami sojourn from personal money

25 March 2025, 10:24 am 3 Edit

Sara Netanyahu, wife of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for a court hearing at the Magistrate Court in Jerusalem on March 25, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Sara Netanyahu, wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, says she paid for her recent stay in Miami from private funds.

Netanyahu makes the statement as she enters Jerusalem District Court, where she is requesting a restraining order against an anti-government activist.

She refuses to answer any other questions from reporters.

The prime minister’s wife spent more than two months in Miami, recently visiting her eldest son Yair.

Opposition party MKs have raised questions in the Knesset about whether taxpayers funded her stay and the continued costs of providing security to Yair.

The Netanyahus have been dogged by accusations over the years that they have misused state funds for private purposes.