{"id":312312,"date":"2026-02-27T02:58:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T02:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/312312\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T02:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T02:58:26","slug":"indian-officials-upset-after-surprise-appearance-by-netanyahus-son-at-modi-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/312312\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian officials upset after surprise appearance by Netanyahu\u2019s son at Modi dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> departed Israel on Thursday after a dinner held in his honor Wednesday night at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem. People close to Modi expressed anger that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>\u2019s son, Yair<\/a>, was also invited to the dinner. Sources familiar with the matter said Yair\u2019s attendance had not been coordinated in advance, and the Indian delegation was surprised and upset. Members of Modi\u2019s team said that had they been informed Yair would attend, they would have prepared accordingly and brought someone to accompany the Indian prime minister.<\/p>\n

Sensitive issues were expected to be discussed at the dinner between the leaders of India and Israel. Instead, Modi found himself dining not only with Netanyahu but also with his wife, Sara, and their son. The prime minister\u2019s son posted a photo with Modi on Instagram, writing, \u201cWelcome to Israel, Modi!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Yair Netanyahu in a photo with Modi <\/p>\n

(Photo: Yair Netanyahu’s Instagram)<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, Modi visited the Knesset in Jerusalem<\/a>. Netanyahu and Modi were supposed to leave the parliament building together, but Netanyahu was delayed. He initially told the Indian prime minister the delay would last about three minutes. In the end, he left the Knesset roughly half an hour later, prompting anger from the Indian side.<\/p>\n

Farewell to Modi at Ben-Gurion Airport <\/p>\n

(Video: Roi Avraham)<\/p>\n

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Sara took Katz\u2019s seat and received credit for photoshopped images<\/p>\n

At the King David Hotel, the leaders signed 16 cooperation agreements between the two countries. On the sidelines of the signing, what officials described as a \u201cdiplomatic incident\u201d occurred. Staff from the Prime Minister\u2019s Office placed name stickers on the seats designated for dignitaries: Defense Minister Israel Katz was assigned the first seat and Foreign Minister Gideon Saar the second. Later, Foreign Ministry staff switched the stickers so that Saar would sit first and Katz second. Prime Minister\u2019s Office staff then arrived and, angrily, restored the original arrangement.<\/p>\n

In the end, Katz did not attend the statements at the King David Hotel, and Sara Netanyahu took his seat. Saar sat in the second chair. At the conclusion of the event, Sara Netanyahu stood, congratulated Modi and posed for photographs with him and her husband.<\/p>\n

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Sara Netanyahu\u2019s Photoshop editing <\/p>\n

(Photo: Maayan Toaf, Sara Netanyahu)<\/p>\n

During the visit, several images of Sara Netanyahu were published that appeared to have undergone extensive retouching. In each case, the Prime Minister\u2019s Office credited the Government Press Office photographer for the image and added the name \u201cSara Netanyahu,\u201d indicating she had taken responsibility for the Photoshop editing.<\/p>\n

It was Sara Netanyahu\u2019s first public appearance since returning to Israel from a stay of more than five weeks in Miami.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister\u2019s Office said in a statement regarding Yair Netanyahu\u2019s participation in the dinner: \u201cPrime Minister Modi was very pleased by the participation of the prime minister\u2019s wife and son Yair in a family dinner with him last night, as the Netanyahu family has done countless times at the Prime Minister\u2019s Residence in Jerusalem with world leaders. Sensitive discussions are not held in this forum but in other forums attended by the relevant officials.\u201d<\/p>\n

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