An Israeli ambassador to an unnamed European country is being investigated for sexual harassment, following a complaint by a security guard, Channel 12 reports.
The television report says the guard has accused the diplomat of making comments of a strong sexual nature and of parading around while scantily dressed, in a bid to “embarrass” him.
The guard is also complaining that the security chief at the embassy failed to intervene.
Israeli authorities will question the envoy, the report says.
The diplomat, who is not named, was previously found guilty of sexual harassment 15 years ago while serving as a consul and received a reprimand.
“If the claims are true, the Foreign Ministry views the incident with great severity. There is no room for such behavior in the foreign service,” the ministry says in a statement to the network.
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