Man linked to N.J. governor goes home to Israel

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Man linked to N.J. governor goes home to Israel


By PETER ENAV, Associated Press


Last Updated: August 17, 2004, 07:30:56 AM PDT


RISHON LETZION, Israel (AP) - The Israeli man at the center of New Jersey Gov. James E. McGreevey's resignation spoke in public for the first time Tuesday, saying he has had a "very difficult time" and would stay with his family in Israel for a while.

McGreevey resigned last week after announcing that he is gay and that he has had an affair with a man. Sources close to McGreevey have identified the man as Golan Cipel, an Israeli, and said he demanded millions of dollars to stay quiet.

Cipel, 35, has told an Israeli newspaper that he is straight, but that the governor, a former boss, repeatedly made unwanted sexual advances - a claim denied by McGreevey's aides.

On Monday, Cipel flew from the United States, where he has been living, to Israel. He arrived at the home of his parents in the Tel Aviv suburb of Rishon Letzion on Tuesday afternoon, wearing jeans, a blue polo shirt and track shoes.

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