Netanyahu Family Requested State Pay for Dog Food

  -- Mako News (among many others)

the request, by the way, was denied.

I am not sure why this is a news item. Employees regularly request expenses to be covered by the employer. Sometimes they are ruled to be covered, and sometimes they are considered personal and not covered. So Netanyahu requested. Big deal. A story would be if he found a way to get the State to pay for it despite the State saying no. There is nothing wrong with asking.