{
  "id": 7857145,
  "title": "Netanyahu US trips: $13,000 for hair and makeup, $500 smoking fee, $125 traffic ticket",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/netanyahu-us-trips-13-000-for-hair-and-makeup-500-smoking-fee-125",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T19:56:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Jerusalem Post",
    "slug": "jerusalem-post",
    "url": "https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/article-908838"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Newly released Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's 2025 expense reports from his visits to the United States reveal a range of unusual expenditures. During one trip in February, Netanyahu's team incurred more than $13,000 for hair and makeup, as well as a $500 smoking fee at a conference room and press conference. A $295 charge covered the repair of an embassy door that malfunctioned during a visit in July. In late September, the delegation faced a $125 traffic ticket attributed to Netanyahu's visit to New York. The reports also include charges like $51,661 for the Watergate Hotel, $5,999 nightly for the prime minister's suite in New York, and various costs for transportation, refreshments, office equipment, and miscellaneous items.",
  "summary": "The largest charge during that visit was $51,661 for Washington's Watergate Hotel, while the total itemized charges in the report came to approximately $128,900.",
  "key_points": [
    "$13,000 spent on hair and makeup during February US trip",
    "$500 smoking fee charged for conference room use",
    "$125 traffic ticket issued in September New York visit"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}