Foreign Ministry investigating deputy ambassador in Paris for anti-government activity

The Foreign Ministry is investigating Israel’s deputy ambassador in Paris Ronit Ben Dor on suspicion she was active on social media in protesting the current government, Channel 12 reports.

The report says Ben Dor, a professional diplomat from the ministry, had been liking a series of posts denigrating the far-right government and its controversial judicial overhaul, in contravention of ministry policies that require workers to remain apolitical and represent the country.

The Foreign Ministry told Channel 12 that it views the accusations “very seriously.”

The report comes days after reports that staff at Israel’s embassy in Paris worked to prevent Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich from meeting with members of the Jewish community when he was in the country last week.