Ze'ev Ben Aryeh
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Ze'ev Ben Aryeh is an Israel
i diplomat
and the former Israeli ambassador to Belarus
. He is alleged to have illegally passed documents regarding the ongoing Israeli criminal investigation of long-term friend Foreign minister
Avigdor Lieberman. Ben Aryeh was forced to resign from the foreign ministry on April 3, 2010, over the allegations. The documents he is suspected of passing on were supposed to go to the Belarusian Police.
On May 24, 2010, the Israeli Police recommended Ben Aryeh and Lieberman be indicted on the charge of breach of trust; it was also recommended that Ben Aryeh be charged with obstruction of justice. The case is especially noteworthy because of Lieberman's role as the leader of Yisrael Beiteinu, the third largest party (by voting share in Israel), a fact which left Lieberman Deputy Israeli Prime-Minister. Lieberman is also alleged to have lobbied to place Ben Aryeh in the Minsk
embassy.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i diplomat
Diplomat
A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and...
and the former Israeli ambassador to Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. He is alleged to have illegally passed documents regarding the ongoing Israeli criminal investigation of long-term friend Foreign minister
Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel
The Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel is the political head of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The position is one of the most important in the Israeli cabinet after Prime Minister and Defense Minister...
Avigdor Lieberman. Ben Aryeh was forced to resign from the foreign ministry on April 3, 2010, over the allegations. The documents he is suspected of passing on were supposed to go to the Belarusian Police.
On May 24, 2010, the Israeli Police recommended Ben Aryeh and Lieberman be indicted on the charge of breach of trust; it was also recommended that Ben Aryeh be charged with obstruction of justice. The case is especially noteworthy because of Lieberman's role as the leader of Yisrael Beiteinu, the third largest party (by voting share in Israel), a fact which left Lieberman Deputy Israeli Prime-Minister. Lieberman is also alleged to have lobbied to place Ben Aryeh in the Minsk
Minsk
- Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened...
embassy.