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Labor Court Orders PM Office 900K Shekels, Calls Staff Slaves

8/9/2026

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Summary

Sara Netanyahu Denies

Labor Court ordered the Prime Minister’s Office to pay staff 900,000 shekels for unpaid overtime, calling them “modern-day slaves.”
A court awarded Meni Naftali 170,000 shekels in 2016.
Guy Eliyahu received compensation for being yelled at and forced into 19-hour shifts by Sara Netanyahu.
Sara Netanyahu denies the abuse claims, calls them a media campaign, and sued Yehiel Ohav Ami for alleged illegal photography.

Summary

Horowitz Blasts Netanyahu

Yoav Horowitz says staff were asked to sign a loyalty pledge, which he refused, and that family call made Benjamin Netanyahu cancel a UN plan to resettle 16,250 African migrants.
He calls Benjamin Netanyahu “between a king and an emperor” and accuses him of rule that weakened judiciary and seized control.
He admits he grabbed Sara Netanyahu’s arm after she allegedly tried to hit director-general Eli Groner with a pen in 2018.

History

Historical Context

Israel’s Labor Court first limited executive overtime in 1975, ordering the Finance Ministry to pay 1.2 million shekels after invoking the 1971 Labor Relations Act, which had cut workweeks and projected 3 million-shekel savings. The precedent is cited as a parallel to current accusations that Sara Netanyahu imposed 19-hour shifts and a 900,000-shekel award, framing renewed court scrutiny of Benjamin Netanyahu’s consolidation of power.

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Sara Netanyahu Denies

Labor Court ordered the Prime Minister’s Office to pay staff 900,000 shekels for unpaid overtime, calling them “modern-day slaves.”
A court awarded Meni Naftali 170,000 shekels in 2016.
Guy Eliyahu received compensation for being yelled at and forced into 19-hour shifts by Sara Netanyahu.
Sara Netanyahu denies the abuse claims, calls them a media campaign, and sued Yehiel Ohav Ami for alleged illegal photography.

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