Netanyahu, In Isolation, Watches Wife Light 8 Candles

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is isolated in his Jerusalem residence after coming into contact with a person infected with COVID-19. Netanyahu tested negative on two tests for the virus but is still staying in isolation until Friday according to health ministry directives.

In this iconic picture which he published in his Twitter account, Netanyahu can be seen in his isolation watching from afar as his wife Sara lights the eighth night of Chanukah candles:

נר שמיני עם ריחוק חברתי.

אני עדיין בבידוד, ויש דברים שכרגע אני יכול לעשות רק מרחוק. חג שמח לכולם! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/yfYWuI2x3Z

— Benjamin Netanyahu (@netanyahu) December 17, 2020

Netanyahu also shared a picture from Dubai of a menorah lit under the Burj Khalifa, adding that this is “exciting.”