The case of Prisoner X, Australian Jew Ben Zygier, gets ever stranger. It appears that his crime may have been confirming to Australian spooks that Israel was indeed misusing Australian passports to run security operations.
From afar Israelis may not have appreciated the fury of the Australian government and people after Mossad used fake Australian passports in the operation to kill a Hamas man in Dubai. At the time an Israeli intelligence agent was expelled from the Israeli embassy in Canberra.
If the reports are true, Ben Zygier was not a mortal threat to Israel because he was passing secrets to enemies such as Iran. Rather, he would embarrass Israel because he would corroborate an illegal, hostile, and shameful act by Israel against a supposed friend, Australia.
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More worryingly, if other countries suspect that Australian passport-holders might be Mossad spies or assassins, it could cause a great deal of trouble for innocent Australians, many of whom have Jewish or Middle Eastern heritage. Israel is some friend to do this.
From afar Israelis may not have appreciated the fury of the Australian government and people after Mossad used fake Australian passports in the operation to kill a Hamas man in Dubai. At the time an Israeli intelligence agent was expelled from the Israeli embassy in Canberra.
If the reports are true, Ben Zygier was not a mortal threat to Israel because he was passing secrets to enemies such as Iran. Rather, he would embarrass Israel because he would corroborate an illegal, hostile, and shameful act by Israel against a supposed friend, Australia.
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More worryingly, if other countries suspect that Australian passport-holders might be Mossad spies or assassins, it could cause a great deal of trouble for innocent Australians, many of whom have Jewish or Middle Eastern heritage. Israel is some friend to do this.
