Netanyahu humiliated after he tries to play down wealth with video recorded in his decrepit home... which is revealed to be his servants' quarters
- Benjamin Netanyahu has become embroiled in an expenses controversy
- An official watchdog has criticised his spending of taxpayers' money
- Found 'excessive' amounts of public funds has been spent by PM and wife
- But video at his home revealed to have been filmed in servants' quarters
- In it, his wife Sara bemoans the state of their kitchen and frayed carpets
- She said there was no budget to fix upholstery before Obama's 2013 visit
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been left red-faced after a video shot by a celebrity home designer depicting his modest lifestyle was revealed to be recorded in his servants' quarters.
The 15-minute film by Moshik Galamin showed Mr Netanyahu's wife Sara guiding the viewer around the couple's home, where run down parts of the property such as creaking doors and frayed carpets, are detailed.
But it has now emerged Galamin was not granted access to the couple's upstairs living quarters, and Israel's Channel 10 TV claimed the kitchen in question was not even the one the Netanyahus use, but rather a secondary administrative kitchen.
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A former chief of the Shin Bet security service called the film a 'severe security breach' and said terrorist groups would have been willing to pay a hefty sum to acquire such an inside look at the prime minister's home.
Netanyahu's office had no immediate comment on the TV report.
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Mr Netanyahu and his wife are no strangers to such scrutiny.
The prime minister has long been saddled with an image as a cigar-smoking, cognac-drinking socialite, while his wife has come under fire for her own expensive tastes and alleged abusive behavior toward staff.
The Netanyahus accuse the Israeli media of a longstanding witch hunt against them.
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A former member of their housekeeping staff has filed a lawsuit claiming he was mistreated and verbally abused by Sara Netanyahu.
In one instance, Meni Naftali alleged she called him at 3am to complain that he had bought milk in a plastic storage bag instead of a carton.
In another, he claimed that she chastised him because some flowers in a vase were a day old.
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