Sara Netanyahu, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, recently participated in the interview of a candidate for the position of her husband’s new military secretary while the premier himself was not in the room, according to Wednesday reports.

Sara Netanyahu has repeatedly been accused of getting involved in political and professional appointments during her husband’s terms as prime minister, an activity that opposition figures have criticized as political interference and meddling from the premier’s family.

According to Channel 12, Netanyahu’s wife was in the room with her husband’s chief of staff, Ido Norden, for an interview with Brig. Gen. Guy Markizeno, who currently serves as the military secretary to the defense minister.

The interview took place last month, the Ynet news outlet reported.

The conversation between Markizeno and Sara Netanyahu was brief, Ynet said, quoting sources familiar with the details of the meeting, though it was “not just small talk” but rather was for the purpose of gaining a “personal impression.”

It did not specify what was discussed in the meeting.

According to the report, the conversation was held just before........

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