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Former US ambassador to Austria Ronald S. Lauder (R) holds a present he received from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) as Netanyahu's wife Sarah looks on, September 22. Lauder and Netanyahu attended the groundbreaking ceremony at the Lauder Chabad School, which will be built by the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation.
October 23, 2026, 6:01 pm
Ex-Netanyahu confidant Lauder breaks years of silence, warns against PM’s reelection
World Jewish Congress chief says Israel risks losing US and Diaspora support, backs Eisenkot if forced to choose; recounts rupture with Netanyahu and secret Syria talks that PM abandoned at finish line
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a reception marking the opening of the Colombian Embassy in Jerusalem, held at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, October 14, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
October 15, 2026, 4:55 pm
Netanyahu’s Macbeth complex: Ex-spy chief exposes a leader consumed by paranoia
Ronen Bar’s defamation suit reveals the gravity of the prime minister’s toxic rift with his security chiefs. Three years after Oct. 7, Netanyahu is still hunting for conspiracies
By Tal Schneider
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara Netanyahu attend a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center in northern Jerusalem, July 5, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
September 26, 2026, 7:08 pm
Report: PM’s aide Urich built AI tool to monitor media, causing security breach
Haaretz says program sent summaries of reports on Netanyahus to WhatsApp groups; it was left in public view online, exposing top officials’ phone numbers and other vulnerabilities
By Ethan Rubinson and ToI Staff
Left: Sara Netanyahu in a Channel 14 interview broadcast on August 31, 2026. Right: Yair Golan, October 14, 2023. (Screenshot/Channel 14; Kan TV screenshot)
September 10, 2026, 4:10 pm
Yair Golan files $843,000 suit against Sara Netanyahu over Oct. 7 conspiracy theory
Democrats party chair says lawsuit isn’t just about his reputation, but about ‘a government that has lost all restraint’ after PM’s wife insinuated he knew of Hamas attack in advance
By Ariela Karmel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and his wife Sara at a state ceremony marking the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on October 27, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/FLASH90)
September 3, 2026, 4:51 pm
The horrific October 7 ‘betrayal’ libel is now central to Likud’s official election campaign
Instead of taking responsibility for the country’s greatest failure, Netanyahu and his colleagues are peddling a false and despicable conspiracy theory against the defense establishment
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Yair Golan, leader of The Democrats party and a former IDF deputy chief of staff, speaks during an election campaign rally in Netanya, Israel, August 27, 2026. (Gili Yaari/Flash90)
September 1, 2026, 7:36 pm
Yair Golan warns Sara Netanyahu of $825,000 suit for airing Oct. 7 conspiracy theory
Democrats leader, who rescued multiple people from Nova festival, tells PM’s wife to donate to rave’s survivors and retract suggestion he had advance knowledge of Hamas onslaught
By ToI Staff and Michael Bachner
Left: Sara Netanyahu in a Channel 14 interview broadcast on August 31, 2026. Right: Yair Golan, October 14, 2023. (Screenshot/Channel 14; Kan TV screenshot)
September 1, 2026, 6:49 am
Sara Netanyahu pushes conspiracy theory that left-wing leader Golan had advance knowledge of Oct. 7
Golan, former deputy chief of staff, dashed to fight at Nova after invasion; his party decries ‘slander’ that ‘crosses a red line bordering on insanity’; PM’s wife also avoids ruling out ‘treason’ by security chiefs, which her husband has dismissed
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, and his chief of staff at the time, Yoav Horowitz, arrive for a weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, December 16, 2018. (Abir Sultan/Pool via AP)
August 8, 2026, 1:50 am
PM’s ex-chief of staff says he blocked demand for all workers to ‘sign pledge of loyalty’ to Netanyahu family
Yoav Horowitz, now a candidate with the opposition Yashar party, details Sara Netanyahu’s vast influence on policy and decisions, says PM ‘perceives himself as something between a king, emperor or president’
By ToI Staff
Sara Netanyahu attends a “Fostering the Future Together Global Coalition Summit,” at the US State Department, March 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
July 31, 2026, 4:11 pm
Suing for $100,000, ex-worker accuses Sara Netanyahu of verbal, physical abuse
Fired housekeeper says PM’s wife shoved him against the wall, shouting: ‘Who’s stupid? Who’s retarded?’; once demanded payment for ‘diagnosing’ him with autism
By ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara Netanyahu, attend a cornerstone-laying ceremony for the Atarot Heritage Center in Jerusalem, July 5, 2026. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 16, 2026, 7:33 pm
Ministers said to approve lifetime security detail for Sara Netanyahu
Committee also reportedly grants five-year extension for couple’s two sons at the recommendation of Shin Bet chief David Zini, despite opposition from others in the agency
By Nava Freiberg
(L-R) Yair, Sara and Avner Netanyahu at a Knesset plenum session on forming Benjamin Netanyahu's new government, in Jerusalem, December 29, 2022. (Yonatan Sindel/FLASH90)
July 14, 2026, 9:34 am
Sara Netanyahu said pushing to guarantee security detail for family for next 5 years
PM and wife reportedly fear election loss could lead to removal of protection, but agencies see no reason to commit to specific time period; PM’s office denies reports
By Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara attend a state memorial ceremony at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, April 21, 2026, during Memorial Day. (Dor Pazuelo/Flash90)
June 4, 2026, 11:19 am
Sara Netanyahu took part in interview of PM’s military secretary candidate — reports
Sources says premier was not present for PM’s wife’s conversation with Brig. Gen. Guy Markizeno, and that it was ‘not just small talk’
By ToI Staff
Sara Netanyahu, wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, arrives for a court hearing in Jerusalem on May 5, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
May 11, 2026, 3:28 pm
Payout for worker who said Sara Netanyahu threw tomatoes and olives at her – reports
Employee says the premier’s wife shouted and threw food when salad wasn’t to her liking; prime minister said to have been present at time of incident
By Jeremy Sharon and ToI Staff
An image distributed by the Prime Minister's Office and apparently manipulated by Sara Netanyahu, showing her, center, and Benjamin Netanyahu at the Shul of Bal Harbour, Florida, on December 31, 2025. (Amos Ben-Gershom / GPO / Sara Netanyahu)
January 5, 2026, 2:14 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 5: Day 822 – Media decry digitally altered official photos of PM’s wife
Political correspondent Ariela Karmel discusses problem with Sara Netanyahu photos; archaeology reporter Rossella Tercatin digs into bill on control of antiquities in the West Bank
By Jessica Steinberg, Ariela Karmel and Rossella Tercatin
An image distributed by the Prime Minister's Office and apparently manipulated by Sara Netanyahu, showing her, center, and Benjamin Netanyahu at the Shul of Bal Harbour, Florida, on December 31, 2025. (Amos Ben-Gershom / GPO / Sara Netanyahu)
January 4, 2026, 6:36 pm
Sara Netanyahu touches up official photos of herself, distorting archival record
After photographers object to editing, PM’s wife is now credited by his office on photos, in apparent acknowledgment that images of historical importance are being manipulated
By Ariela Karmel
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