The Australian: Mossad's litany of blunders

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The Australian, "Australia's National Daily Newspaper"

Mossad s litany of blunders, By Abraham Rabinovich
July 19, 2004

THE frequency with which Israel's vaunted Mossad has been caught out by foreign governments - last week's jailing of two alleged agents for trying to acquire New Zealand passports being the most recent example - reflects the hyperactivity of a small nation engaged on a global front.

In 1997, just three years after Israel signed an historic peace agreement with Jordan, a botched Mossad attempt to murder the head of terrorist group Hamas on the streets of Amman by spraying a lethal fluid into his ear almost terminated diplomatic relations. A furious King Hussein threatened to send troops into the Israeli embassy, where Mossad agents had taken shelter.

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Now, New Zealand has suspended diplomatic relations with Israel after the conviction of two men, Elisha Cara and Uri Kelman, for attempting to acquire New Zealand passports illegally.

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