Israeli diplomats denied non-kosher dining on duty
Israeli diplomats fed up with a protocol
requiring they entertain guests at less-than-fancy kosher eateries abroad have
asked for the rules to be relaxed.
Headquarters for diplomatic banquets
Israeli diplomats fed up with a protocol requiring they entertain guests at less-than-fancy kosher eateries abroad have asked for the rules to be relaxed, only to be overruled by a religious Jewish cabinet minister.
Trade Minister Eli Yishai, a member of the Orthodox Shas party, persuaded the Foreign Ministry not to accept the appeal by dozens of Israeli envoys to be allowed to hold official functions in non-kosher restaurants, Maariv newspaper said.
According to Maariv, the ambassadors had complained that in many foreign postings, most kosher restaurants are fast-food establishments far below the standards of diplomatic dining.
Must be fun representing a theocracy - especially if your brain and your appetite have made it to the real world.
Posted: Tue - June 5, 2007 at 01:20 PM