Israeli Ambassador Bound to Enjoy His Toys
March 12, 2007

According to the Associated Press, an Israeli Ambassador, Tsuriel Raphael was accomplished at putting a gloss on delicate subjects, be it Tel Aviv's nuclear program, the treatment of Palestinians or the invasion of Lebanon.

But two weeks ago, when San Salvador police discovered him in his official embassy residence yard in the capital San Salvador, however, smooth talk was not really an option. For starters there was the gag and the rubber ball in his mouth which prevented any speech. There was also the matter of being drunk, naked, bound, surrounded by sex toys.

Once he was untied and the gag and ball were removed Raphael identified himself as the ambassador but for perhaps the first time in his diplomatic career, this was a crisis he could not explain away.

Raphael had served for six months as the ambassador in El Salvador and for several years at different missions around the world, she said.