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Israeli envoy to El Salvador found drunk, naked, bound and gagged
NAZARETH, (PIC)-- The Israeli foreign ministry recalled Israel's ambassador to El Salvador, Tzuriel Refael, after he was found on the street naked, drunk, bound and gagged, the Hebrew press reported on Monday.
Ha'aretz daily said that two weeks ago San Salvador police approached a man that seemed to be in need of help and "upon reaching the man, they discovered that he was inebriated, his hands were tied, his mouth was gagged with a rubber ball and he was carrying accessories that implied he had been involved in sexual activity".
In spite of his inebriated state, the naked man identified himself by his full name and explained that he is Israel's ambassador to the country, the paper concluded.
In spite of his inebriated state, the naked man identified himself by his full name and explained that he is Israel's ambassador to the country, the paper concluded.
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Tsuriel Raphael has been removed from his post and the Foreign Ministry has begun searching for a replacement, said spokeswoman Zehavit Ben-Hillel.
Two weeks ago, El Salvador police found Raphael naked outside 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 ambassador did not file a police complaint in the incident, she said.
Raphael had served for six months as the ambassador in El Salvador and for several years at different missions around the world, she said.
The embarrassing affair was one of several involving Israeli diplomats in recent years. In 2000, Israel's ambassador to France died of cardiac arrest in a Paris hotel under circumstances the Foreign Ministry refused to publicize. Media reports said he was with a woman who was not his wife at the time.
Last year, Israel replaced its ambassador to Australia, Naftali Tamir, after he said Israel and Australia are "like sisters" because both are located in Asia and their peoples don't have the Asian characteristics of "yellow skin and slanted eyes."
In 2005, Israel canceled the appointment of a diplomat to Australia after it was discovered that he published pictures of nude Brazilian women on the Internet while on a mission in Brazil.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/12/world/printable2557964.shtml