Filmmaker Recounts Sara Netanyahu's 2012 Election Remark
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Filmmaker Oded Carmeli revealed that in 2012, Sara Netanyahu told him, "If people don't vote for me and my husband, there won't be elections here." Carmeli was hired to make a documentary about her father, Shmuel Ben-Artzi, a project inspired by a film about Benjamin Netanyahu's father. He described the encounter as an "extraordinary experience" and found her immediate trust "heartbreaking."
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- Filmmaker Oded Carmeli recounted Sara Netanyahu's 2012 statement about elections.
- Sara Netanyahu allegedly said, "If people don't vote for me and my husband, there won't be elections here."
- Carmeli was hired to make a documentary about Sara Netanyahu's father, Shmuel Ben-Artzi.
- The project was inspired by a documentary about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's father, Ben-Zion Netanyahu.
- Sara Netanyahu requested a film about her father, calling herself "a daughter of nobility."
- Carmeli described the encounter as an "extraordinary experience" and found her trust "heartbreaking."
Filmmaker Oded Carmeli, hired in 2012 to create a documentary about Shmuel Ben-Artzi, Sara Netanyahu's father, shared a surprising anecdote about his encounter with Sara Netanyahu. Carmeli explained that the project was inspired by a documentary about Ben-Zion Netanyahu, the father of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sara Netanyahu then requested a similar film about her own father, stating, "Why should there only be a doc about Bibi's father? Let there be a doc about my father, I am a daughter of nobility."
Carmeli described his meeting with Sara Netanyahu as an "extraordinary experience." He recounted that early in their first meeting, after initial pleasantries, she told him, "If people don't vote for me and my husband, there won't be elections here." Carmeli found this statement particularly surprising given that they had just met.
He added that he has "a few hours of Sara in my possession" from their interactions. Carmeli concluded that it was "almost heartbreaking how quickly she trusts." The filmmaker was speaking about the experience on 103fm radio.
