OK, this is not my usual territory, but a blogger can share a question with his or her readers on any subject, no? This concerns the Israeli ambassador - or, I guess, ex-ambassador - to El Salvador, who '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 spokeswoman for Israel's foreign ministry said, 'We're talking about behaviour that is unbecoming of a diplomat'.
Well, quite, though I hope no restriction is intended here, limiting the judgement to diplomats - such that this conduct might be thought to be becoming for a sociologist, an accountant or a train driver. But anyway, my question arises from the following:
In 2006, Israel's diplomatic service was criticised by the public watchdog for its appointments system.I'm all for transparent appointment procedures. Could they ever be so transparent as to reveal a propensity of this kind in advance of its... er... display?The state comptroller's report singled out the foreign ministry appointments committee for its inadequate examination of candidates and lack of transparency.
