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Monday, February 22, 2010

EU condemns use of forged passports in Dubai hit

Ha'aretz
European Union foreign ministers condemned on Monday the use of forged European passports by assassins who killed a Palestinian militant in Dubai, but made no direct reference to Israel.

Diplomatic sources said earlier on Monday that the statement was intended to censure Israel over its alleged involvement in the killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh last month - though other senior European sources said the statement would not formally link Israel with the assassination or the forging of passports.

Israel has declined to confirm or deny any involvement....
 
.....Ireland is advocating the hardest line among all EU members by demanding that the statement explicitly refer to Israel.

Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin said Sunday that police in Dubai are "99 percent certain" that the Mossad, Israel's spy agency, carried out the operation. Martin is expected to meet with Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in Brussels on Monday...  Full story
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