Transportation Minister Merav Michaeli (Labor) on Friday left for a private vacation in the United States despite the fact that Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has urged the public to stay in Israel and not travel abroad, Channel 12 News reported.

According to the report, Michaeli joined her partner Lior Schlein on the vacation to the US, which is defined as an “orange country”, meaning the minister will also be required to quarantine for a week upon her return to Israel.

(Arutz Sheva’s North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)


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