Netanyahu Family Seeks Continued State Funding for Private Homes
Translated & summarized from Cursorinfo by baba
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's family is requesting continued state funding for security and maintenance of their private homes in Jerusalem and Caesarea after his term ends. The request has been submitted to a ministerial committee, and if approved, could cost tens of millions of shekels. This follows a previous report of 127 million shekels allocated for the residences' security between 2023-2026.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Netanyahu's family seeks continued state funding for private residences post-premiership.
- The request involves homes in Jerusalem and Caesarea, with potential costs in the tens of millions of shekels.
- A ministerial committee, including the PM and four ministers, is reviewing the security funding request.
- Previous allocations for the residences' security totaled 127 million shekels from 2023 to 2026.
- The Prime Minister's office declined to comment on the ongoing matter.
The family of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking to continue receiving state funding for security and maintenance of their private residences even after he leaves office. This request has been formally submitted to the ministerial committee responsible for approving security measures for the Prime Minister and his relatives. The committee includes the Prime Minister himself, along with ministers Yariv Levin, Israel Katz, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and Yoav Kisch.
Work on equipping the two private Netanyahu properties, one on Gaza Street in Jerusalem and another in Caesarea, has been ongoing for several years. The Prime Minister's office has not officially commented on the publication, but sources suggest that the family, specifically Sara Netanyahu, is being represented in these matters by Ido Norden, Head of the Prime Minister's Office, and Drorit Steinmetz, Deputy Director General of his office.
If approved, the request could cost the state budget tens of millions of shekels. It remains unclear what decision the ministerial committee has made, as no official statements have been released regarding the approval of continued state funding for these residences post-premiership. However, the report notes that a rejection from the committee members appears unlikely.
This development follows a previous report indicating that Israel allocated 127 million shekels for the security of Prime Minister Netanyahu's private residences between 2023 and 2026. This figure became public due to a petition filed by the public organization "Givat-Mordechai." Currently, a court is reviewing a request to disclose the specific expenses for the security and equipment of each of the two homes separately.
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