Opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara and son Yair left on Sunday to the US for a family vacation in San Francisco.
After years of Netanyahu serving as prime minister and always receiving VIP service, photos of the family waiting at the airport like everyone else that circulated on social media seem quite jarring.
Since the US has been designated as an “orange” country, the Netanyahus will have to quarantine for a week after returning to Israel.
נתב"ג: רה"מ לשעבר נתניהו ומשפחתו בדרך לחופשה בפלורידה. pic.twitter.com/WBg5l5RoaQ
— אריה ארליך A. Erlich (@AryeErlich) August 15, 2021
The summer recess in the Knesset began on Wednesday and the Knesset will only return to full activity four days after the Yamim Tovim.
However, the Knesset has remained partially active since Wednesday due to the coalition’s need to hold discussions in various Knesset committees regarding the stage budget and other urgent issues.
But beginning on Tuesday, August 17, the Knesset will be completely closed for two weeks. Renovation and maintenance work will be carried out during that time and all entry to the building will be banned.
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(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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What a jarring difference between Israel and the US. If he were an American president, he’d not only have a lifetime of VIP service, but he can pretend there’s no such thing as Covid at his massive birthday bash, and even have people apologize TO him if they break “the rules” and take photographs.
But in Israel, he’s forced to wear a mask. How sad? No, I think it’s the other way around.
Correction: The picture is not of him on his way to the US rather already in the San Francisco airport.