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That Sarah Netanyahu, eh?

January 16, 2010 18:02

Last time hubby was PM, she fired a nanny because she allegedly burned the family soup. Now it appears that Sarah'le has been getting uppity with the new housekeeper.
According to Yediot Achronot, a 44-year-old woman who worked as housekeeper for the Netanyahu family for six years recently filed a lawsuit against Sarah.
"Sarah Netanyahu abused me, paid me a salary lower than minimum wage, failed to pay my social benefits, forced me to work during Shabbat - even though I observe Shabbat - and made me call her 'Mrs. Sarah Netanyahu'," the former employee was quoted as writing in the lawsuit.
The plaintiff, a married woman named Lillian with four children, reportedly claims that her relationship with Sarah involved constant humiliation and an overall hostile atmosphere.
Netanyahu's wife is said to have expected Lillian to be on call 24-hours a day, and according to the report, once even phoned her at 2 a.m. to reprimand her for failing to properly cover a pillow. In addition, the former Netanyahu housekeeper claims Sarah would call her in to work over the weekend, making her desecrate the Sabbath.
She said Sarah also forced her other employees to call her "Mrs. Sarah Netanyahu" and would often boast that she had a beautiful house, telling her housekeeping staff how lucky they were to be working for the Netanyahu family and saying she was the "mother of the state of Israel."

January 16, 2010 18:02

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