What happened to the Israeli Seaman?
He swallowed it. (Me bad -- SLAP!)
Contrary to most public opinion, he was NOT gay - but he WAS an Israeli Mossad plant (thanks to McGreevey getting sucked into believing Cipel wanted him for a sexual relationship) doing a pretty good job of infiltrating NJ homeland security up until he was exposed as a security threat.
McGreevey ‘sex scandal’ was an Israeli Intelligence operation
A few days ago we were all stuck with news that Gov. James E. McGreevey, the a one-time rising Democratic star, announced his resignation admitting that he is a gay. He confessed to have had an extramarital affair with a man that he said threatened to undermine his "ability to govern."
Two sources close to McGreevey, and who refused to have their names mentioned, said the man involved in the affair was Golan Cipel, an Israeli whom McGreevey met during one of his trips to Israel...
...And here Foreign Policy/Intelligence Columnist Andy Martin uncovers some secrets to this regards, and asserts that McGreevey sex scandal was an Israeli Intelligence operation.
"People have been confused by the McGreevey sex scandal," says Martin. "But McGreevey's dilemma is not a gay sex scandal. It is an Israeli intelligence operation gone sour. This is not a scandal about 'sex.' It is a scandal about 'secrets', Martin says.
"McGreevey said he had sex. He did. Golan Cipel says he is not gay. He's not. They are both right. Mr. Cipel was a junior Mossad case officer, originally posted to New York under official cover. The Mossad is well known for using human sex toys. McGreevey was lured into a relationship that was intended to penetrate New Jersey's homeland defenses...
...'Gay sex' is being used to conceal the real nature of the betrayal. This was a blackmail scheme intended to place Golan Cipel in a position of intense interest to Israeli intelligence.
Another long-term, committed relationship gone by the wayside?
Homosexuals moving to New York City is like alcoholics moving into a brewery.
A. It remains on McGreevey's blue dress.
I think the relationship mcGreevy had with the Israeli seamen soured and left a bad taste in their mouths. For mcgreevy, coping with this whole affair (including the loss of his Israeli seaman, swallowing his pride and coming out as a gay American, exposing the dark underbelly of his lifestyle, hitting rock bottom, and giving his wife the short of the stick) is a tough nut for him to crack. If his supports have any say in the matter, in the end, he'll end up on top.
I didn't realize the fellow was in the merchant marine.