Mossad Agents Arrested in New Zealand

Australia is to step up its investigation of a suspected Israeli spy ring following the imprisonment of two Mossad agents in New Zealand yesterday for passport fraud.

"One of the jailed spies, Eli Cara, 50, spent a significant amount of time in Australia and a house he used in Turramurra was raided shortly before his arrest in Auckland in March. Australian authorities had been told two other men had slipped the net in New Zealand, but the house was deserted.

"It was quite clear that people had left in a fair hurry," a spokesman for the Attorney-General, Philip Ruddock, said last night. He said investigations into suspected Mossad spies on Australian soil were continuing.

New Zealand's Prime Minister, Helen Clark, said she would reduce contact with Israel and slated it for its refusal to apologise or explain the actions of the two jailed men. "

(From Sydney Morning Herald)

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It'll be interesting to see what happens with this over the next few weeks.

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Nice find, I added functional links for those who get confused easy.

Looks like New Zealand is pretty angry about this. The PM Helen Clark has cut restricted diplomatic ties with Israel for now.


It must be pretty serious for New Zealand to get so worked up, but then again who wouldn't be if they caught spies in their country.