US EditionCigars, Champagne and Statues: All the Gifts Netanyahu's Office Has Received Since 2017
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Cigars, champagne and statues: All the gifts Netanyahu's office has received since 2017
The current locations of certain items have been redacted due to national security and foreign relations concerns, including an M16 rifle gifted to Energy Minister Eli Cohen by the president of Sudan, and a chocolate sculpture of Netanyahu and his wife Sara presented by an American diplomat
Revealed: What gifts have Israel's officials received from world leaders
Cigars for Netanyahu, a sculpture for Bennett, and a Rolex watch for the National Security Advisor: The PM's Office reveals list of gifts received by Israel's top officials, most of which are held by the state.
Marble clock, pig statues and 'chocolate Netanyahus': PM’s office reveals full gift l
Following freedom of information request, PMO reveals over 1,000 gifts including cigars from Jamaica, silver Buddha statue, chess set from Egypt and menorah from Liberia; list also covers gifts given to former PMs Bennett and Lapid
The list was released today following a Freedom of Information request filed about two years ago. Most of the gifts were transferred to the custodian or displayed in a designated gift room, but the location of some items was blacked out or not disclosed.
In 2017, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received a gift from the couple Steve and Marcy Friedman - the Prime Minister received a basket containing strawberries, persimmons and a flower pot - according to the official gift table for public figures | All the details (and items)
Today (Sunday), after about two years after the application was submitted, we responded to a Freedom of Information request - an extensive response concerning gifts received in recent years as documented in the records of the Prime Minister's Office. According to the Success Association, this is information that has been requested several times over the years and only partially provided, with the last time it was requested again after Prime Min…
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