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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