It’s turning out to be a bad week for Israeli Ambassadors, mind you the bigger fish are hardly setting a good example. Here is Israel’s wall of shame:
- Moshe Katsav, the country’s president, has already been indicted for rape.
- Ehud Olmert, the Prime Minister, was being investigated for receiving a $500,000 (£265,000) “gift” in return for using his contacts to persuade the planning authorities to double the amount of floorspace the contractor could develop on.
- Ariel Sharon, the former PM, was investigated, along with his two sons for fraud and bribery.
- Omri Sharon, MK and son of Ariel Sharon, had to plead guilty for falsifying documents and perjury in relation to Ariel Sharon’s 1999 bid to lead Likud and the country.
- Haim Ramon, the Justice Minister, has had to resign and face trial for indecently assaulting a woman soldier.
- Mr Hanegbi, the former internal security minister, is facing allegations of election bribery, fraud and perjury, including the hiring of 80 Likud cronies to government jobs in order to to keep his parliamentary seat.
- Lt-Gen Halutz sold his entire stock portfolio three hours after the Hizbollah raid that precipitated the Lebanon war fearing a drop in stock prices.
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