Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Political NewsShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeCredit: AFP / Hungarian Defense Ministry / Sztaniszlav HorvathNearly 100 million taxpayer shekels have gone to upgrading Netanyahu's official residences, with tens of millions more on his family's private homes – all under a consistent policy of secrecy | A Haaretz investigationUri Misgav10:46 PM • June 25 2026 IDTIn the beginning there was Balfour, the prime minister's official residence in Jerusalem. Benjamin Netanyahu lived there for years. But Balfour has now been under renovation for four years, at the staggering cost of 50 million shekels ($16.7 million).Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israeli politicsBenjamin NetanyahuYair NetanyahuSara NetanyahuCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-IranTrump-NetanyahuGazaWest BankDemocratic PrimaryLeo MessiHaQuizHaaretz PodcastNetanyahu Moved to a Secret Residence. Israelis Now Pay for Seven of His HomesSocialism Is Back in Vogue Everywhere Except in IsraelVance Says U.S., Iran Agreed on Direct Channel With IRGC 'To Settle Disputes'Mass Haredi Protest Shows That Haredim Are Ready to Enlist – Just Not in the IDFWith Every Step Towards Election, Netanyahu's Coalition Becomes More DangerousRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAs the World Watched Gaza, Israeli Settlers Charged Ahead in the West Bank. A Clash Is ImminentWhere Does Andy Burnham Stand on Israel and Palestine?Trump's Iran Deal Castrates Netanyahu, but It's Still Catastrophic for IsraelReport: Netanyahu 'Likely' to Sabotage Iran Deal, U.S. Officials Tell TrumpThe IDF's Russian Roulette in Lebanon Continues – and No One Can Explain WhyShin Bet and IDF Planned to Warn Netanyahu Before Oct. 7. Mossad Head Refused