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Don’t Be Like He-Man
Visitors staying at the White House guesthouse routinely get their laundry taken care of as a perk, but it usually only consists of a shirt or two, given their brief stays. “The Netanyahus are the only ones who bring actual suitcases of dirty laundry for us to clean,” the Washington Post quoted a US official as saying. “After multiple trips, it became clear this was intentional.”
It is not the first time the bizarre allegations have arisen, with Sara Netanyahu having previously been accused of taking several bags of dirty washing along to state visits for hotel staff to clean. The claims, dating back to 2010, emerged during an investigation into alleged misuse of state funds.
In recordings used as evidence during the corruption trial, Shlomit Barnea Farago, Mr Netanyahu’s top legal adviser, discusses alleged misuse of funds with Nir Hefetz, a spokesperson who has since turned state’s witness.
Ms Barnea Farago can be heard saying “that’s misuse of public money, to bring laundry that isn’t used on the trip just so it can be dry-cleaned”, during a discussion of what the pair call ”greedy” demands made by Ms Netanyahu.
More recently, US official has told the Washington Post, under condition of anonymity, that “the Netanyahus are the only ones who bring actual suitcases of dirty laundry for us to clean”.
“After multiple trips, it became clear this was intentional,” the source added.
He's been doing this for years
It is not the first time the bizarre allegations have arisen, with Sara Netanyahu having previously been accused of taking several bags of dirty washing along to state visits for hotel staff to clean. The claims, dating back to 2010, emerged during an investigation into alleged misuse of state funds.
In recordings used as evidence during the corruption trial, Shlomit Barnea Farago, Mr Netanyahu’s top legal adviser, discusses alleged misuse of funds with Nir Hefetz, a spokesperson who has since turned state’s witness.
Ms Barnea Farago can be heard saying “that’s misuse of public money, to bring laundry that isn’t used on the trip just so it can be dry-cleaned”, during a discussion of what the pair call ”greedy” demands made by Ms Netanyahu.
More recently, US official has told the Washington Post, under condition of anonymity, that “the Netanyahus are the only ones who bring actual suitcases of dirty laundry for us to clean”.
“After multiple trips, it became clear this was intentional,” the source added.
He's been doing this for years