The long commute

Israel’s Calcalist (Hebrew only) reports on quite a little scandal at the Israeli embassy in Beijing. According to the newspaper, the consul in the newly opened Israeli consulate in Shenzhen is under heavy criticism for choosing to live in…

Beijing!

According to the article, the newly appointed consul has been living in the nation’s capital for the last three months and has been commuting to work on a weekly basis. Not only that, according to the article his weekly travel expenses amount to USD 2,000 which is approximately RMB 14,000, and which also seems to me just a little too much…

Frankly, I don’t understand why he didn’t just stay in Tel Aviv. Not only is  the weather much nicer but return flights to Hong Kong only cost around USD 1,000 or so…

Fortunately I am not the only one that thinks that there is something wrong with this picture and an official complaint has been filed  with the Israeli State Comptroller.

What is it with Israeli politicians and their love for air travel?