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Israeli Education Minister Shai Piron was reduced to fits of giggles after being given a speech to read that contained the word “penetration” in reference to a new law against smuggling cell phones into prisons.
Talk of sex got a top Israeli politician giggling like a schoolboy during a serious parliamentary debate.
Education Minister Shai Piron was reduced to fits of laughter after saying the word “penetration” while talking about a new law against smuggling cell phones into prisons.
The pol, who is also a rabbi and educator, was just one sentence into his speech he’s just been given to read aloud when a wide grin took over his face.
Repeated attempts to continue proved fruitless as he wiped tears from his eyes and coughed.
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Piron, who is a rabbi and a member of Yesh Atid (the Future Party), was repeated unable to complete his remarks. He eventually gave up and let a colleague take over.
And the rabbi’s infectious smile soon had the rest of the usually hard-nosed politicos rolling in the aisles — as his cackling spread throughout the room.
He eventually gave up and let a colleague take over.
Footage of Piron’s hysterical turn has gone viral online.
He later told reporters he’d been “caught off-guard” by the phrasing.
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