Israel recalls 'naked ambassador' (BBC)

[NashVegas]

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.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6441461.stm

You just know there're British MPs reading this and thinking "thank God it's not one of ours this time."

[Greeby]

1. ......................

:spray:

[rodeodance]

2. oh oh,,,

[Bhaisahab]

3. heh heh

what a naughty ambassador :)

[Buns_of_Fire]

26. Naughty, NAUGHTY ambassador! He deserves a spanking!

Oh, wait, that's what got him into trouble in the first place, wasn't it? :spank:

[Lurking Dem]

4. Lesson #1

Know who you are partying with.



:rofl:

[LiberalEsto]

5. Brings to mind some old lyrics from the 60s

"You never care for secrets I confide
For you, I'm just an ornament, somethin' for your pride
Always runnin', never carin', that's the life you live
Stolen minutes of your time were all you had to give

And I think it's gonna be alright
Yeah, the worst is over now
The mornin' sun is shinin' like a red rubber ball"

From "Red Rubber Ball" by the Cyrkle

[NashVegas]

15. LMAO

I had no idea ...

[sutz12]

6. Wow, Israel has republicans, too.

;)

[hatrack]

7. Who was he partying with, Zed?

"I think the Gimp's asleep."

"Well, you better wake him up then."

[IndianaGreen]

8. Once again pulp fiction mirrors reality.

:-)

[Ian David]

9. See also: Israeli S&M turns three

Mon., March 12, 2007 Adar 22, 5767

By Simon Trainor

Walking down the stairs that lead to the restaurant I was awkwardly calm, considering I was about to enter the Dungeon. The tiles of the restaurant were an old brown and green pattern seemingly from the 70's and scattered around were couches and chairs seated around heavy black and red tables. People sat around eating from a selection of cheese platter, sandwiches and chips. Not what I had expected from Israel's only sado-masochist (S&M) and fetish club.

<snip>

"He said to me, you know what? There is no BDSM club in Israel. I thought that this guy is very crazy. But I checked if there was something in what he said, and I looked at the clubs in London and New York and decided we can do it."

The main difference separating the Dungeon from those clubs he saw in other countries is the people in the Israeli society.

"The people in the other countries, they have a culture of fetish. They come in the dress code and they know the behavior. They give respect to the people who give a session. Here, because most of the people who come are from the outside and not from the community of BDSM, they don't know. It takes time. It was a lot worse and now its better."

<snip>

The most remarkable thing about the club is undoubtedly the mix of people that frequent its premises. Bisexual, homosexual, heterosexual, asexual, and transsexuals from Jewish orthodox, Jewish secular, Arab Israeli or foreign backgrounds all mixing and mingling without hesitation. This is only interesting given the prejudices and marginalization that is evident in Israeli society.

And now as sado-maso turns three in this Jewish State I reflect on my time cleaning up after these enthusiasts of sexual indulgences.

It is a place where even the most socially difficult individual can feel comfortable. A dungeon that they can call home.

More:
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArtUnd.jhtml?itemNo=649233&contrassID=2&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y

[truthisfreedom]

17. "where even the most socially difficult individual can feel comfortable"

Such a gift of gab.

[VegasWolf]

10. Guess it's hard to say your safe word with a red ball tied in your mouth! nt

[amagusta]

11. Israel believes that naked diplomacy will counterbalance naked aggression

[CountAllVotes]

12. kick

:rofl:

[TomClash]

13. Hey, it's a lot better than the usual torture of Palestinians

I think the guy should be made the FM.

[Blue_Tires]

14. lol

is there a cushier job anywhere other than being an ambassador to a neutral/friendly country??

[knight_of_the_star]

16. woooooooow

Never saw that coming, damn that's got to be embarassing

[rinsd]

18. British MPs reading this and thinking "thank God it's not one of ours this time."

:spray:

[TrogL]

19. I don't see the problem

What's there to be embarassed about?

I'd type a longer post but it's difficult wearing handcuffs and a blindfold.

[TrogL]

20. Everybody's getting in on it

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/tm_headline=kinky-sex-secret-of-charity-s-mistress-kitten&method=full&objectid=18721578&siteid=66633-name_page.html

A CHARITY shop worker led a seedy double life trawling the internet for kinky sex.

Natasha Ryce, 32, who also uses the names Mistress Kitten and velvet32, spent her days serving customers in a second-hand clothes shop in the Borders.

...

A source told the Record: "On the face of it, she is a quiet, plump woman who works in a charity shop organising books and jigsaws.

Another good, hard worker forced out of a job for no good reason.

[Joanne98]

21. HAHAHA!

:rofl:

[kitty1]

22. I hate when that happens n/t

[TommyO]

23. Damn! I've somehow found the ability to identify myself

with the ball gag firmly secured!

[baldguy]

24. Sounds like he's ready for a job with the Bush administration.

[Ian David]

25. See also: Bondage? "Behavior that is unbecoming of a diplomat"

Associated Press report
via The Seattle Times
March 12, 2007

JERUSALEM - Israel has recalled its ambassador to El Salvador after he was
found naked, bound and drunk, according to Israeli media reports confirmed
today 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, said ministry
spokeswoman Zehavit Ben-Hillel.

Two weeks ago, El Salvador police found Raphael in the yard of his
residence, tied up, gagged with a ball and drunk, Israeli media reported.
He was wearing sex bondage equipment, 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.

More:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2003614375_webunbecoming12.html

The ambassador did not file a police complaint in the incident, she said.