Sara Netanyahu

Israeli film producer Arnon Milchan makes his way to the conference hall in the Old Ship Hotel in Brighton, UK, to testify via video in the trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, June 25, 2023 (Channel 13 screenshot; used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

In testimony, Milchan confirms conveyor belt of cigars, champagne to Netanyahus

Hollywood mogul describes how PM and wife routinely requested lavish gifts; says PM assured him the AG had specified there was ‘no limit, apart from a house’ to gifts from friends

June 25, 2023, 10:09 pm

In testimony, Milchan confirms conveyor belt of cigars, champagne to Netanyahus

Hollywood mogul describes how PM and wife routinely requested lavish gifts; says PM assured him the AG had specified there was ‘no limit, apart from a house’ to gifts from friends

By Jeremy Sharon

Benjamin Netanyahu arrives for his trial at the District Court in Jerusalem, May 10, 2022 (Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL)

June 24, 2023, 8:47 pm

Report: Netanyahu judges also urging mediation in billionaire benefactors case

Meanwhile, after justices reportedly warned prosecution that bribery will be hard to prove, PM’s lawyers pan officials’ ‘hasty, outlandish’ decision to proceed with charge anyway

By ToI Staff

Arnon Milchan poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Widows,' showing as part of the opening gala of the BFI London Film Festival in London, on October 10, 2018. (Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)

June 23, 2023, 9:54 am

Film mogul Milchan to testify at Netanyahu trial Sunday, as AG said to mull deal

Prime minister’s wife to be in attendance in Brighton, UK, as billionaire provides testimony via video link regarding his dealings with premier

By ToI Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his wife Sara (C) and their son Yair seen with actress Kate Hudson at an event held at the home of producer Arnon Milchan (right), March 6, 2014. (Avi Ohayon/GPO/Flash90)

May 23, 2023, 8:01 pm

Sara Netanyahu given okay to be present in London as Milchan testifies remotely

Court rejects several media outlets’ request for their journalists to also attend testimony of Hollywood mogul, as part of PM’s ongoing graft trial

By ToI Staff

File: Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (left), the incoming interim prime minister, and outgoing premier Naftali Bennett (right) sit in the Knesset during voting to dissolve parliament for new elections, on June 30, 2022. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)

May 21, 2023, 9:18 am

PM residence expenses for Bennett, Lapid significantly lower than for Netanyahu

Data shows less than $270,000 spent on residences of both Bennett and Lapid in 2022, compared to $685,000 spent by Netanyahu family on homes in Jerusalem, Caesarea in 2019

By ToI Staff

Noa Kirel (center) Israel's 2023 Eurovision contestant stands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and his wife Sara Netanyahu, at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, May 18, 2023. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)

May 19, 2023, 11:40 am

Netanyahu jokes with Noa Kirel: ‘You don’t want to see me dance’

PM quotes Eurovision contestant’s song ‘Unicorn’ during meeting after she finished third in contest, tells her she should have won

By Michael Horovitz

Sara Netanyahu arrives for a hearing at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court on June 12, 2022 (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

April 19, 2023, 2:01 pm

Netanyahu lawyer: Milchan gave Sara 20 champagne bottles in sympathy for police probe

PM’s corruption trial continues to address ‘supply line’ of gifts to couple, with senior police official saying alcohol was requested even in absence of special occasions

By ToI Staff

Histadrut chief Arnon Bar-David declares a general strike in protest of the judicial overhaul, at a press conference in Tel Aviv on March 27, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)

March 30, 2023, 8:06 pm

Netanyahu, union chief deny reports they coordinated on Monday strike

Reports claim PM sought action by Histadrut, to create pressure on his own government to halt judicial overhaul legislation

By ToI Staff

Defense Minister Yoav Galant speaks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a vote in the Knesset, on February 15, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

March 23, 2023, 8:04 pm

Drama in Likud: Gallant nixes press event, likely would have called to stop overhaul

Defense minister said very worried by growing refusal to serve; calls off press conference after meeting with Netanyahu; Likud MKs assail him for planned statement

By ToI Staff

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir (left) and police chief Kobi Shabtai hold a press conference at the National Security Ministry in Jerusalem, on January 24, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

March 6, 2023, 12:03 pm

Ben Gvir: Intel says protesters planning to kill me, PM; Lapid calls him lying clown

Senior officer denies there is information that demonstrators are planning assassinations; opposition leaders call on Netanyahu to fire far-right minister before it’s too late

By ToI Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, second left, and his wife Sara, second right, tour in Tel Gezer and Magshimim Forest together with their sons Yair, right, and Avner, left, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, October 21, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/GPO)

March 5, 2023, 7:21 pm

Sara Netanyahu and sons to get Shin Bet protection after hair salon ‘siege’

Ministerial committee votes to transfer responsibility for protecting PM’s family after hours-long protest outside beauty parlor where his wife was getting a haircut

By ToI Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L)) and his wife, Sara, ahead of a flight from Tel Aviv to Paris on February 2, 2023. (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)

March 5, 2023, 6:32 pm

After apparent boycott, El Al says pilots found to staff Netanyahu’s flight to Rome

National carrier CEO says flight to depart as scheduled, hours after Netanyahu’s office issues tender for other airlines amid reported pilots’ refusal over judicial overhaul bid

By Michael Horovitz

Transportation Minister Miri Regev speaks at a pre-Purim celebration in Rishon Lezion on March 4, 2023. (Screenshot: Twitter; Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)

March 5, 2023, 7:08 am

Likud’s Regev likens protesters who surrounded Sara Netanyahu at salon to terrorists

Minister claims demonstrators had ‘hate in their eyes’ in Tel Aviv standoff; PM’s office said seeking to up security around his family following increased threats

By ToI Staff

Yair Netanyahu and Sara Netanyahu in the Knesset gallery as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government is sworn in at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on December 29, 2022. (AMIR COHEN / POOL / AFP)

March 3, 2023, 7:55 pm

Yair Netanyahu brands anti-government protesters ‘terrorists’ after salon standoff

PM’s son says demonstrators tried to ‘lynch’ his mother after protest at Tel Aviv hairdresser, later deletes tweet; senior intelligence officer says he ‘lost it completely’

By ToI Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu embraces his wife Sara, in a photo he tweeted out late March 2, 2023 after she was extricated from a hair salon as demonstrators gathered outside. (Via Twitter)

March 2, 2023, 9:56 pm

Sara Netanyahu: My hair salon standoff could have ended in murder

‘The time has come to stop the anarchy,’ premier’s wife says after protesters surrounded Tel Aviv storefront with her inside; demonstrators accuse PM of ‘sending his wife to lie’

By ToI Staff