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Fri., April 23, 2004 Iyyar 2, 5764 Report: Alleged agent used Canadian papers to enter NZ By Yossi Melman and Chemi Shalev Haaretz Correspondents and Haaretz Service An Israeli arrested last month on suspicion of trying to obtain fake New Zealand passports entered the country on a Canadian passport, according to allegations made in a New Zealand courtroom that were quoted Thursday in a Canadian newspaper. New Zealand officials informed state media that they suspect that Uri Kelman, 30, is a Mossad agent. Police presented information in court alleging that Kelman entered New Zealand in 1999 with a Canadian passport, despite Israel's 1997 promise to Canada that passports from that country would not be used in undercover operations. According to Canada's National Post, Kelman spent eight weeks in New Zealand and then departed for Melbourne, Australia, using a temporary Canadian passport attained during his stay in New Zealand. The National Post quoted Reynald Doiron, a spokesman for Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs, as saying: "We're aware of the allegations, or the alleged information, that surfaced in the court case in New Zealand. Nothing else can be added at this time." In a botched attempt to target top Hamas official Khaled Mashal in Jordan in 1997, Mossad agents were found to have used Canadian passports in undercover operations. After the incident, Israel apologized to Canada and promised not to use Canadian passports again. Three days ago, New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and senior government officials in the country moderated their remarks regarding the "passport affair" after an attorney representing one of the four accused men said his client would not be able to receive a fair trial. The decision also came after Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Jim Sutton disclosed details of a conversation held two weeks ago with Israel's acting ambassador to Australia and New Zealand, Orna Sagiv. In an interview with the New Zealand Herald, Sutton said he had demanded that the Israeli government return any false New Zealand passports it might have, and demanded that Sagiv report to New Zealand on any activities pertaining to New Zealand passports. Foreign Ministry sources in Jerusalem on Wednesday criticized the interview that Sutton had granted, in which he detailed the content of his conversation with Sagiv. One of the ministry sources claimed the New Zealand government was trying to "make political capital" from the incident, and was violating the rules of the diplomatic game.   Two men believed by senior Government figures to be Israeli secret service agents have been arrested in Auckland trying to obtain a false New Zealand passport Ottawa investigating: Mossad has history of using counterfeit Canadian documents 2002: Fury at Mossad's continued use of Canadian Passports in Murder Operation Sept 6, 1999: Probe of Mossad's use of Canadian ID halted 1998: Israeli secret service still using Canadian passports Ottawa investigating: Mossad has history of using counterfeit Canadian documents     Links to Video clips on the story ... NZ Passport System Under Threat 17/04/2004 08:10 PM The NZ passport system is under threat after two Israeli's were arrested for trying to obtain a false NZ passport. NZ Passport System Under Threat The NZ passport system is under threat after two Israeli's were arrested for trying to obtain a false NZ passport. NZ News

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