’Israeli’ Diplomat Uses Singapore Flag as Table Cloth

Local Editor

"Israel" said Thursday it apologized for the "deplorable behavior" of a junior diplomat at its embassy who used a Singapore flag as a table cloth during a party.

Local media said Singapore's foreign ministry summoned the "Israeli" ambassador after a police report was filed about the incident on Sunday in which the identity of the diplomat was revealed.

Relatively, the Zionist embassy in Singapore said in a press statement that it "was appalled to learn of deplorable behavior displayed by one of its junior staff members and expresses its sincere apologies."

It said that the director general of the so-called "Israeli" foreign ministry "instructed that requisite strong disciplinary procedure will be adopted against" the erring diplomat.

For its part, Singapore's foreign ministry said that "the misuse of the Singapore flag is a serious offence" and welcomed the embassy's assurances that the concerned diplomat would be punished.

"All persons, including diplomats and foreigners in Singapore, must respect and abide by our laws and regulations," the ministry further added.

However, neither the "Israeli" nor the Singapore statements gave details of the incident, but local media said it referred to the Singapore flag being used as a table cloth during a party hosted by the diplomat at his condominium in Singapore.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team