Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, his wife Sarah and
members of the staff of the Prime Minister's Office who are currently visiting Davos, Switzerland, chose to respect the Sabbath and walk back to their hotel
from the Friday evening 'kabbalat shabbat' reception held in their honor by the
Jewish community of Davos.
Netanyahu had been driven to the hotel that hosted the
ceremony before the Sabbath began.
The walk was estimated at two kilometers in length.
The Israeli first couple had warm clothes on hand and
appeared to enjoy the opportunity to walk relatively freely in Switzerland
Netanyahu summed up his visit to the Davos economic summit
with a reference to Iran, saying that the nations of the West are united in
their stance against Iran, and that the sanctions regime is still in force.
"Secretary of State John Kerry repeated the US's
commitment to maintain the sanctions regime,” said Netanyahu.
Netanyahu said that he is “not ignoring the calls for an
economic boycott but there is also an opposite trend. The interest in Israel's
economy is huge...”
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