Israeli PM’s $127k bed bill

Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek alternate sleeping arrangements when travelling after receiving a sky-high bill for installing a customised bed on a recent flight to London, officials close to the Israeli leader said.

Netanyahu found himself facing a public uproar yesterday after Channel 10 TV reported over the weekend that he had spent $127,000 (€97,809) in public funds on a special sleeping cabin for the five-hour flight to attend Margaret Thatcher’s funeral last month.

Netanyahu’s office initially defended the decision, saying the prime minister had a busy schedule ahead of the flight and needed to be fresh for important meetings in Britain.