" ... A few other aspects of Netanyahu's conduct in the affair are surprising. First of all, why did he have to travel secretly to a friendly country like Russia, rather than officially, as befitting the prime minister of Israel? Former prime minister Ehud Olmert, who made a similar trip to Russia two years ago, announced he was going a few hours beforehand and did not allow the press to come along because of the sensitivity. Second of all, why did Netanyahu make the trip behind the backs of the Foreign Ministry and the Israeli Embassy in Moscow, which are responsible for relations with Russia?Another strange element is the way Netanyahu traveled to Moscow. Instead of taking an Israel Air Force plane, the prime minister's bureau leased a small private jet belonging to businessman Yosef Maiman, at a cost of more than $20,000. The intention was apparently to keep the visit as deep a secret as possible. But is the pilot of a private jet more trustworthy than an Israel Air Force pilot in terms of potentially leaking the trip?The most surprising question of all is the fact that Yedioth Ahronoth released the report. If the visit was so secret, how is it possible that the prime minister's bureau allowed the military censor to let the paper report it, as well as reporting the issues raised during the visit itself? "
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