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Netanyahu Office Denies Firing Adviser After Incident with Sara Netanyahu
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First reported by Now 14 · 37 minutes ago
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The Israeli Prime Minister's Office denies firing adviser Yossi Bassad after reports of an incident with Sara Netanyahu at the Maccabiah Games, stating he resigned for personal reasons and plans to sue for defamation.
- 01Prime Minister Netanyahu's office denies firing adviser Yossi Bassad after Maccabiah incident reports.
- 02Bassad resigned weeks ago for personal reasons unrelated to any event involving Sara Netanyahu.
- 03Reports claimed Sara Netanyahu accused Bassad of stepping on her, leading to his dismissal and distress.
- 04The office calls the reports an "unprecedented factory of lies" and confirms Bassad will sue for defamation.
- 05This is not the first time the Netanyahu family faces media allegations about staff tensions.
- 06The family is also dealing with reports about Yair Netanyahu's official name change to Yonatan Hon.
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