The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu violated the country’s lockdown restrictions amid a coronavirus epidemic when a hairdresser came to her official residence to give her a haircut, a report said.
The Times Israel f Israel reported that, citing Yardyoth Ahronath on a daily basis, the hairdresser, who is not considered an essential worker, gave Sara Netanyahu a haircut on Friday.
The law calls for new shekels – about. 1.0 – for being in another person’s home, although it is usually levied on the visitor, not the host, according to the news site. It is unclear whether Netanyahu will pay the fine.
Sources representing her said she believes the taxpayer-funded haircut is allowed because it was meant to appear in an informative video, the report said.
The prime minister has been allowed to continue his hair because of his public representations, but his wife is not considered a public figure.
“Sarah Netanyahu strictly adheres to the guidelines of the Ministry of Health. She did not leave the house during the lockdown and regularly manages her work as a child psychologist, mainly through zoom meetings and telephone calls. ‘
“Before the Sukkot holiday, Mrs. Netanyahu posted a video in the public service, in which she asked everyone to wear a mask. He is an influential public figure and this was an informative video in the service of the people, so he assumed that he was allowed to use the services of a hairdresser. “
The statement said she and the hairdresser were both wearing masks and gloves. He further added that he “also asked the barber to avoid cautious conversations.”
In a clip published on Sara Netanyahu’s personal Instagram account, she told people to wear masks and follow social-distance rules.
Israel, which has been hit hardest by the outbreak, had the world’s worst daily infection statistics per capita last week, as it was the first time the U.S. had done so. Surpassed and caused global per capita death.
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