The White House

In 1815 Napoleon on his return from Elba told us to ‘ wash our dirty linen in private ‘ Trollope adapted the French expression in 1857 when he told us ‘ not to wash our dirty linen in public ‘. In other words maintain privacy in discussion of your private affairs.

Reports in the Washington Post surfaced recently of a bizarre story that Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu bring their dirty linen from Jerusalem in suitcases for laundry at the White House in Washington DC. This service there is apparently free and they dry their best to deliver an immaculate service. The White House is not named accordingly And for no reason for anything else let me tell you.

Now Washington is roughly 6,000 miles from Jerusalem so to carry suitcases full of dry cleaning is serious business and the service must be good. Now I’ve heard of money laundering but this is real laundering and with the couple under investigation back home for corruption this story with its starch facts is suddenly big news.

I once met British Prime Minister Theresa May in the dry cleaning shop near her home in Henley on Thames. Theresa was collecting her suit from the cleaners and I saw her in it that afternoon as she fought bravely from Brexit in the House of Commons. It’s not every day you meet the PM and in a dry cleaners even more unique. Her security guard stood outside but he knew I wasn’t tagging her as I carried in my own pile for that green tag receipt. The point is I saw Theresa pay for her cleaning there, it was no freebie I can assure you. Ben and Jerry , sorry Ben and Sara get a free service and according to reports it’s being going on for years during his time as Israel Prime Minister.

Nixon told us that there would be no White Wash at the White House and clearly there is. No wonder Trump looks so immaculate every time you see him. The fact is the story is absolutely ridiculous especially as it’s been headlining more than the Peace Agreement recently signed under Jared’s direction. Now we know why we haven’t seen much of Jared lately , he’s been in that boiler room washing the stuff. Benjamin’s office has admitted that his pyjamas were laundered there and to bring these 6000 miles to launder seems odd, someone is sleepwalking these pyjamas in.

Forgive me this blog is stupid I know but in the midst of all the problems in the world and in a week High Street Banks have been found laundering money on a massive scale and the world is on the edge I just found this story incredible. Napoleon was right was he not ? Look at the problems that arise when we don’t wash our linen in private. Now where did I leave my ticket I got to get back to Henley and pick up my stuff.

Anyway Theresa soon left office after my encounter and the day she resigned she drew next to me in traffic on the M4. I felt sorry for her and history will prove she did her honest best. Meantime Benjamin with his fresh laundry is back in Jerusalem to face trial for his alleged misdemeanours and let’s see what happens next. Let there be no White wash or Kidding around at the Knesset.