British daily The Guardian has named Daniel Taub as the former Israeli envoy reported to have been refused an extension to his ambassadorship over unauthorized late night visitors to his official home.
Taub served as Israel’s most recent ambassador to the UK until June 2015.
According to Hebrew media reports, Taub had requested an extension to his four-year term as ambassador but was turned down by the Foreign Ministry after repeatedly breaking security protocol by accepting late-night visitors who had not passed the necessary security clearance.
Daniel Taub at a synagogue in Bradford, August 18, 2014. (Raine Marcus)
The Foreign Ministry, while not denying the reports, rejects rumors published online Tuesday that Taub was involved in an illicit scandal, insisting there had been “no criminal or disciplinary” wrongdoing, according to the Guardian.
An expert in international law, Taub had been a candidate for the position of the Foreign Ministry’s chief legal adviser. Haaretz reports that the committee responsible for high-level public service appointments this week blocked Taub’s candidacy based on the reported security breaches.
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