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this website] Officials
at the airport told him that, 'Israelis are spies
and smuggle
drugs.' Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, May 8, 2004 Jewish
Agency official: I was
humiliated
in NZ airport By Amiram Barkat, Ha'aretz
Correspondent JEWISH
Agency Treasurer Shai Hermesh said Saturday
that he was interrogated and humiliated for three
hours at the airport in Auckland, New Zealand last
Monday. Hermesh, who carries a diplomatic passport,
landed in New Zealand last Monday during a tour of
the Far East, Australia, and New Zealand. According to Hermesh, his personal items,
including his personal organizer were thoroughly
examined. His cellular phone was confiscated, and
he was asked humiliating questionings, including
whether he was a drug dealer, and whether he was
carrying kosher food. Hermesh said that one
of the officials at the airport told him that,
"Israelis are spies and smuggle drugs." The entirety of the interrogation was
videotaped, and investigators told Hermesh that the
harsh rules of inspection apply for all Israelis
who wish to visit New Zealand. Hermesh submitted a complaint to Foreign
Minister Silvan Shalom. Last month two Israelis carrying forged New
Zealand passports were arrested in New Zealand.
Their trial is expected to begin at the end of
May.
The
military and diplomatic career of Shai
Hermesh -
May 1, 2004: Crown
Prince Abdullah says Zionists behind Terror
attacks in Saudi Arabia
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about Israeli agents and New Zealand (on this
website)
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A
history of Mossad's overseas bungling
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Apr 29 - May .. 2004: Secrecy
surrounds two Mossad agents when they reappear
in Auckland court on NZ passport forgery
charges | Police
fear al Qaeda terrorists using NZ passports
following arrest of 2 men in Thailand and
seizure of fake NZ passports | The
two Mossad agents charged with NZ passport
offences photographed in Auckland reporting to
police as part of bail conditions |
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 | One
Mossad agent entered NZ on a fake Canadian
passport
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and drugs ...
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Three
Israeli nationals were arrested and accused of
trying to smuggle $42 million worth of
hallucinogenic Ecstasy pills to the United
States from Belgium, the largest such drug
seizure ever in Europe, U.S.
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US State dept: Israelis
at center of the international Ecstasy drug
trade
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Ecstasy:
A gift from "our best friend and
ally"...
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International
Ecstasy smuggling racket: three Israelis
arrested
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