Monday, March 12, 2007

Another Line For The Old Resume?

From CNN: Israel recalls El Salvador envoy after drunken episode

Israel has recalled its ambassador to El Salvador after he was found bound, drunk and nude, according to information reported Monday by Israeli media and confirmed by a government spokeswoman.

The longtime diplomat, Tsuriel Raphael, has been removed from his post, and the Foreign Ministry has begun searching for a replacement, ministry spokeswoman Zehavit Ben-Hillel said.

Two weeks ago, El Salvador police found Raphael in the yard of his residence, tied up, gagged and drunk, Israeli media reported. He was wearing several sex toys at the time, the media said. After he was untied, Raphael told police he was the ambassador of Israel, the reports said.

Ben-Hillel said the reports were accurate and that Raphael has been recalled although he did not break any laws.

"We're talking about behavior that is unbecoming of a diplomat," she said.


The thing I don't understand is this: Were I to be discovered by the police nude, drunk, bound, and wearing "several" sex toys (which begs the question of just how many one could properly wear at the same time), the last thing I would do is announce what my job was. It isn't as if you are going to reclaim any dignity, no matter who you claimed to be.

On the plus side, if Israel ever wants to open a consulate in Las Vegas they have found their man.

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