Bibi Has the Veal — With Sheldon on the Side

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had lunch in a Midtown Manhattan restaurant hosted by casino mogul Sheldon Adelson following his address at the United Nations General Assembly.
The lunch for five people required ever customer of the restaurant to enter through a metal detector, Page Six reported.
Netanyahu arrived at the restaurant, Fresco by Scotto, with some 30 security guards, the New York Post’s gossip page reported Monday. It also reported that the prime minister ordered veal chops.
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