Isreal’s Foreign Ministry has accepted Alexander Toeroek as counselor of the West German Embassy in Jerusalem, Ministry sources indicated today. The diplomat, whom press reports have linked with the Nazi era, has been cleared by the Foreign Ministry.
Israel police meanwhile set up a 24-hour watch on the Sheraton hotel in Tel Aviv where three West German officials, the vanguard of the West German Embassy staff, are now staying. The officials arrived a few days ago and entered the hotel today. Dr. Toeroek, who was due to arrive today, put off his arrival for a few days and is now expected to arrive Friday.
According to the Foreign Ministry sources, Dr. Toeroek was never a member of the Nazi party or of its counterpart in Hungary, when he served as a Hungarian diplomat in Berlin during World War II. He became a naturalized German citizen in 1950. The clarification, the sources said, also showed that the diplomat had never been involved in any actions against Jews.
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