Tuesday, July 21, 2009

PM son Yair Netanyahu begins mandatory military service

(NECN/APTV) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's oldest son has begun his mandatory three-year military service.

Netanyahu accompanied his son Yair to a military induction center in Jerusalem on Tuesday to see him off.

The 18-year-old Yair boarded a bus to another army base where he will be processed.

He will then go through three weeks of basic training before joining the military spokesman's office.