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Rex Posted 19 years ago
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Bondage gear
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.
San Salvador was Mr Refael's first post as ambassador. He was promoted in 2006 from a technical position in the ministry which had involved several foreign postings.
He was being recalled, although he had not broken any laws, foreign ministry spokeswoman Zehavit Ben-Hillel told reporters.
She confirmed that lurid reports of the incident in the Israeli press were accurate.
"We're talking about behaviour that is unbecoming of a diplomat," she said.
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I am amazed to learn the words bondage gear. Is it correct to use here? I mean in this context it may not be correct to write the words 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.
San Salvador was Mr Refael's first post as ambassador. He was promoted in 2006 from a technical position in the ministry which had involved several foreign postings.
He was being recalled, although he had not broken any laws, foreign ministry spokeswoman Zehavit Ben-Hillel told reporters.
She confirmed that lurid reports of the incident in the Israeli press were accurate.
"We're talking about behaviour that is unbecoming of a diplomat," she said.
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I am amazed to learn the words bondage gear. Is it correct to use here? I mean in this context it may not be correct to write the words bondage gear.
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It's corect. He didn't have anything on his body (was naked) but equipment for sadomasochist practices. See bondage (BDSM) at Wikipedia.
- It's corect.
- He didn't have anything on his body (was naked) but equipment for sadomasochist practices.
- See bondage (BDSM) at Wikipedia.
- I comma would've been useful: ...
- naked , apart from bondage gear.
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It's corect.
He didn't have anything on his body (was naked) but equipment for
sadomasochist practices.
See bondage (BDSM) at Wikipedia.
I comma would've been useful:
... naked, apart from bondage gear.
He didn't have anything on his body (was naked) but equipment for
sadomasochist practices.
See bondage (BDSM) at Wikipedia.
I comma would've been useful:
... naked, apart from bondage gear.
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Just a point of order here: Bondage doesn't necessarily have anything to do with S&M practices. They can take place together or separately.
gear=equipment.
Equipment used for bondage-related *** games.
(I find this story hysterical. )
gear=equipment.
Equipment used for bondage-related *** games.
(I find this story hysterical. )
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If I was going to pick holes, than I would take issue with this sentence:
He was being recalled, although he had not broken any laws, foreign ministry spokeswoman Zehavit Ben-Hillel told reporters.
As the two commas make its point a little ambiguous. We already know that he is being recalled from the first line in the article. Therefore the important part of this sentence is presuma
He was being recalled, although he had not broken any laws, foreign ministry spokeswoman Zehavit Ben-Hillel told reporters.
As the two commas make its point a little ambiguous. We already know that he is being recalled from the first line in the article. Therefore the important part of this sentence is presuma
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