Title: Know your ambassador before you send him overseas Post by: Gutboy Barrelhouse on March 12, 2007, 04:57:22 PM http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6441461.stm
Israel has recalled its ambassador to El Salvador after he was found drunk and naked apart from bondage gear. Reports say he was able to identify himself to police only after a rubber ball had been removed from his mouth. A foreign ministry official described Ambassador Tzuriel Refael's behaviour as an unprecedented embarrassment. The incident, which happened two weeks ago, has renewed calls for a radical overhaul of the way Israel appoints and promotes its diplomats. San Salvador was Mr Refael's first post as ambassador. He was promoted in 2006 from a technical position in the ministry which had involved several foreign postings. He was being recalled, although he had not broken any laws, foreign ministry spokeswoman Zehavit Ben-Hillel told reporters. She confirmed that lurid reports of the incident in the Israeli press were accurate. "We're talking about behaviour that is unbecoming of a diplomat," she said. Israel has been rocked by a recent series of misconduct and corruption scandals, shaking public confidence in the political leadership. Haaretz website reports that police found Mr Refael in the Israeli embassy compound where he had been found bound, gagged and naked apart from sado-masochistic sex accessories. In 2006, Israel's diplomatic service was criticised by the public watchdog for its appointments system. The state comptroller's report singled out the foreign ministry appointments committee for its inadequate examination of candidates and lack of transparency. Title: Re: Know your ambassador before you send him overseas Post by: Riggswolfe on March 12, 2007, 05:31:10 PM Haaretz website reports that police found Mr Refael in the Israeli embassy compound where he had been found bound, gagged and naked apart from sado-masochistic sex accessories. Is it just me or does it sound like he pissed off the wrong person? I get the feeling there is more to this story. Title: Re: Know your ambassador before you send him overseas Post by: Signe on March 12, 2007, 08:22:17 PM Haaretz website reports that police found Mr Refael in the Israeli embassy compound where he had been found bound, gagged and naked apart from sado-masochistic sex accessories. Is it just me or does it sound like he pissed off the wrong person? I get the feeling there is more to this story. I hope so. So far it's good fun. (why couldn't Abagadro bring us back something more like this from Vegas?) Title: Re: Know your ambassador before you send him overseas Post by: Ironwood on March 13, 2007, 02:08:39 AM Still better than Bolton.
Title: Re: Know your ambassador before you send him overseas Post by: schild on March 13, 2007, 03:09:50 AM Uncle Refael? Yeesh. He always was the black sheep of the tribe.
Title: Re: Know your ambassador before you send him overseas Post by: Morat20 on March 13, 2007, 11:47:02 AM Haaretz website reports that police found Mr Refael in the Israeli embassy compound where he had been found bound, gagged and naked apart from sado-masochistic sex accessories. Is it just me or does it sound like he pissed off the wrong person? I get the feeling there is more to this story. Especially not with gags. Easy way to get someone killed. |