"It's just outrageous," "This is our lives and our income, and nobody cares."
JERUSALEM — It may be known as Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's last scandal. If it isn't settled soon, the brewing controversy also has the potential to become the first diplomatic dust-up between President Barack Obama and America's strongest Middle East ally.
At issue is an unpaid $320 bill for dinner with a White House advance team at a restaurant near Olmert's official residence.
For nine months, Restobar co-owner Abigail Elior said, she and her staff have been quietly trying to get the prime minister's office to pay the tab and avoid becoming Israel's highest-profile scofflaws.
Now they're taking their appeal public to ask: Who'll pay for the entrecote steak and apple pie?
"It's just outrageous," said Elior, 31. "This is our lives and our income, and nobody cares."
At issue is an unpaid $320 bill for dinner with a White House advance team at a restaurant near Olmert's official residence.
For nine months, Restobar co-owner Abigail Elior said, she and her staff have been quietly trying to get the prime minister's office to pay the tab and avoid becoming Israel's highest-profile scofflaws.
Now they're taking their appeal public to ask: Who'll pay for the entrecote steak and apple pie?
"It's just outrageous," said Elior, 31. "This is our lives and our income, and nobody cares."
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