An ambassadorial move

July 18, 2011 - 9:20 PM by

Israel’s liberal policies toward alternative lifestyles was further demonstrated this week.

A diplomat from the Foreign Ministry has been appointed ambassador to an eastern European country, Yediot Aharonot reported.

However, he and his non-Jewish, non-Israeli partner have been living together and raising a child in Israel, and their continued unity was now threatened by the posting. However, in a precedent setting move, the government is going to provide the partner with a diplomatic passport and Israeli citizenship so the family can travel together for the foreign posting.

According to the report, Deputy Foreign Minister Daniel Ayalon and Director General of the Foreign Ministry Rafi Barak intervened on the diplomat’s behalf and requested to grant his partner permanent status is Israel so he may join his envoy partner. And then, a special exceptions committee, headed by Director of the Interior Ministry’s Population and Immigration Administration Amnon Ben-Ami, approved the request.

The unorthodox family will now go abroad and represent Israel, showing their host country the tolerant, encompassing side of the country. We wish them luck in their new posting.

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4 Comments on An ambassadorial move

  1. David on Tue, Jul 19th 2011 12:41 AM

    2. I dont agree with this at all.

    Israel is a Jewish nation and therefore should maintain its standards.

    This diplomat will representsIsrael and its message that Israel is the JEWISH state in the hostile world of international politics.

    Yet this reality contradicts that message.

    Tell me – exactly how will a diplomat like this be able to carry Israel’s vital message?

    And what happens when a non-diplomat couple apply for the same privilege? They will be turned down because they do not have proteksia?

    So you see how Israel defeats itself?

  2. Rebecca on Tue, Jul 19th 2011 4:35 AM

    3. You do know, of course, that there are non-Jews in Israel’s foreign service, who have served honorably in various countries around the world representing Israel’s interests? For example, in 2008 a Muslim-Bedouin and former Lieutenant Colonel in the IDF, Hassan Ka’bia, was named the consul-general in Alexandria, Egypt. Raslan Abu Rukun, a Druze, is the Deputy Consul General at the Consulate General of Israel in the US. There are a number of others.

    There are also Arab members of Knesset. Arabs serve as judges in Israel’s courts. Israel is a Jewish state, but 20% of the population is not Jewish. It’s a success story when non-Jews rise to important positions, showing that Israel is not the apartheid society that anti-Israel campaigners claim it is.

  3. Nicole on Tue, Jul 19th 2011 7:44 AM

    4. I think it sets a bad precedent that the state only gave the partner citizenship because they are diplomats – the state needs to decide across the board whether to grant citizenship to partners of Israelis, and not just so they can travel as diplomats

  4. David on Tue, Jul 19th 2011 3:16 PM

    5. Exactly Nicole.

    Rebecca I think you have a lot to learn as to what apartheid was and not the redefined convenience definition used by the Left today.

    Byt personally I dont care what the world thinks about Israel. All I care is that Israel does what is best for itself.

    And really it does not matter what Israel DOES – people that hate Israel will do so anyway.

    Its not important that Israel is liked. Its important that Israel is feared.

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