PMO ‘happy to get Christians’ roses’

US roses, if they come, will go to Jerusalem hospitals, office says.

The Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday denied a report that a gift of 10,000
roses from the United States to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu would be
rebuffed, due to concerns that US President Barack Obama would be offended.

Last week, there were reports that Florida-based radio host and author Janet
Porter was so incensed by what she thought was Obama’s inappropriate
behavior toward Netanyahu during the prime minister’s visit to Washington
last month, that she called upon her listeners to give Netanyahu yellow
roses to symbolize friendship, with each bouquet costing a symbolic price of
$19.48.

The response was overwhelming, and Porter contracted with Beit Shemesh-based
florist Richard Kovler to deliver the huge amount of flowers after Pessah.
But when Kovler contacted the PMO, he reported being put off by officials
there.

In response to media inquiries, the Prime Minister’s Office issued a
response, saying it “has not received any formal notification concerning the
delivery of flowers from well-wishers for the prime minister and if such a
shipment of flowers is indeed sent the PMO would be pleased to receive them,
of course in accordance with required security procedures.

“In such a situation, the Prime Minister’s Office would donate the flowers
to hospitals in Jerusalem.”

It was reported to Kosher 101.9 earlier, that PM had refused the flowers!!
No a retract story form the PM Israel office.