Israel Government Won’t Pay Expenses for Netanyahu Dog
Israel won’t pay the expenses for the Netanyahu family dog.
The Ministry of Finance rejected a query by the Prime Minister’s Office to have the state pay up for Kaia, the Israeli investigative television news program “Uvda,” or “Fact,” reported Monday night, saying the dog is a personal expense.
Kaia, who is 10 years old, was adopted in July by the Netanyahus from a pound that was about to euthanize her.
Last month, the dog bit two guests at a Hanukkah party at the prime minister’s residence in Jerusalem and had to be quarantined.
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