Oldie but goodie: Israel's Netanyahu brings his dirty laundry to Washington. Literally.

[BeyondGeography]

I wonder if we’ll get a chance to wash his soiled garments again.

From 2020:

Most politicians go to great lengths to conceal their dirty laundry.
 And then there’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.


Over the years, the Israeli leader has developed a reputation among the staff at the U.S. president’s guesthouse for bringing special cargo on his trips to Washington: bags and suitcases full of dirty laundry, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The clothes are cleaned for the prime minister free of charge by the U.S. staff, a perk that is available to all foreign leaders but sparingly taken advantage of given the short stays of busy heads of state.


“The Netanyahus are the only ones who bring actual suitcases of dirty laundry for us to clean,” said one U.S. official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the details of a foreign leader’s visits. “After multiple trips, it became clear this was intentional.”

Israeli officials denied that Netanyahu overuses his American hosts’ laundry services, calling the allegations “absurd,” but they acknowledged that he has been the target of laundry-related accusations in the past. In 2016, Netanyahu sued his own office and Israel’s attorney general in an effort to prevent the release of his laundry bills under the country’s freedom of information act. The judge sided with Netanyahu, and the details of his laundry bills remain secret pending an appeal in the Supreme Court.

https://wapo.st/46yZhgl

[Irish_Dem]

1. Why does he do this?

Certainly he has access to free laundry services in Israel as head of state?

[Hugin]

4. If true...

It does seem a little passive/aggressive. Surely they have Gain scent beads in Israel.

[Irish_Dem]

11. Yes it is something strange.

I don’t know what to make of it yet.

[dalton99a]

15. He can't afford a washer/dryer

[Bettie]

2. That's just weird

yeah....just bizarre.

[Omnipresent]

3. Nothing like a scumbag, showing up and wanting the US Taxpayers, clean the skidmarks out of his tighty whities!

[dchill]

5. Beyond symbolic.

[Klarkashton]

6. Sure it's absurd but they didn't deny it.

[orange jar]

7. Jesus.

“The Netanyahus are the only ones who bring actual suitcases of dirty laundry for us to clean,” said one U.S. official, who like others spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the details of a foreign leader’s visits. “After multiple trips, it became clear this was intentional.”

There's a reason why some congresspeople don't want to welcome Netanyahu. He flat out does not respect us.

[Emile]

8. If I worked in the laundry, I would spray an irritant

chemical on his underwear.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

9. Suitcases of cash for laundering? . . . . nt

[cyclonefence]

10. He saves up his dry cleaning

for visits to the US. I bet it's dry cleaning.

[Lars39]

12. Does he insert his own people into the laundry facilities?

Lotsa follow up questions if he does.

[yorkster]

13. Very weird. Subjugation/humiliation vibes....

Unless he thought nobody would notice,
because of course, staff would never discuss extremely weird and obnoxious proclivities of VIP guests, right?



Wish Israel would replace this arrogant, corrupt leader. Coalition time.

[dalton99a]

14. Another corrupt grifter

No wonder Trump likes him

[LetMyPeopleVote]

16. Former Israeli chiefs of staff and Mossad directors-"Netanyahu poses an existential threat to the State of Israel"

Bibi has to stay in power to keep from being tried for numerous crimes. Bibi is prolong the conflict in Gaza for his own purposes

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