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New Zeaand, Sunday, May 30, 2004 Israeli
suspects watched 24/7 By Rachel Grunwell
THE government is behind the
expensive surveillance of two men suspected of
having links to the Israeli secret
service.  Detectives
mounted a surveillance operation after receiving
information from Internal Affairs and, on March 23,
two men - Urie Zoshe Kelman, 30, left,
and Eli Cara, 50 - were arrested after
trying to pick up a package.
They are before the Auckland High Court on three
joint charges, including participating in an
organised crime group to obtain a false passport,
which they have denied. On Wednesday [June 2,
2004], a date will be set for their
trial. The pair has been on bail in Auckland for two
months, despite police opposing bail because of the
risk they will leave New Zealand. Kelman and Cara made national headlines for
allegedly having links to Israel's foremost
intelligence agency, Mossad,
and Trade Negotiation Minister Jim Sutton has said
previously it appeared the duo were representatives
of the Israeli government. But police are still watching the pair. A police
source said 50 officers were involved in
"politically motivated surveillance" of the two
men, who are staying in two hotels. Police believe a third man involved, Zev
William Barkan, may have already fled the
country. Another source said the government required
security services, including police, to monitor the
pair as standard procedure. The police source questioned why the pair were
not on remand if they were such a risk, saying that
would cost the country only a fraction of what was
being spent to keep an eye on them. It is understood police
have come from several districts as part of
"Operation Cloak" and have been warned not to
leak their work to the media because it is a
political issue. "The prime minister wants them watched 24/7,"
said the source, adding the inquiry had more staff
than most homicide investigations. The Sunday Star-Times understands police
have rented the room next to Cara's hotel room,
which costs a minimum $209 per day according to the
hotel's website. If the room has been rented since the men were
arrested it would have cost about $14,421, unless a
special rate was negotiated. If 50 police have been working on the operation
since March 23, it would have cost taxpayers an
average of about $135 daily per officer and almost
$472,650 in total in wages. These figures would not
include expenses and equipment. The figure is far more than the cost of keeping
the pair in custody. If they had been in remand
since their arrest, it would have cost taxpayers
$18,768. Kelman's lawyer Grant Illingworth QC said
he thought the surveillance had stopped but did not
have a problem with police still watching his
client. "Police wouldn't be doing their job if they
weren't making sure they complied with the terms of
their bail". He said the fact two judges had granted the men
bail "shows it is appropriate". His client was
abiding by his bail conditions and had no intention
of breaking them. Cara's lawyer Stuart
Grieve QC would not
comment. The Star-Times approached Cara
(right) on Friday and asked what he thought
of the surveillance -- he shrugged his shoulders
and said he did not want to comment. He appeared to be aware a female detective had
just followed him on an afternoon walk. Police headquarters spokesman Jon Neilson
said he could not answer any questions about the
cost of the operation or numbers involved because
"it's a security issue and that's it". The head of the operation, Detective Inspector
Bruce Good, mirrored comments given
yesterday by a spokesman for the prime minister
that they could not comment on police operational
matters. "Surveillance is a no-go area," said Good, who
then requested the paper not identify any of his
staff. Sensible Sentencing Trust spokesman Garth
McVicar said the resources being used were
"ludicrous". The men should be deported or kept in custody
until their trial and the government was to blame
for the situation, he said. "We have people calling from Auckland who have
been burgled, saying they're waiting three to five
days for a response. "We're just tying up our police resources," said
McVicar, who hit out at the judges for releasing
the men on bail. "The police are doing their
homework and it is being ignored."  
Mossad sends
hostile New Zealand message via Asian-based
organisations after arrest of two
agents-
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May 9, 2004: Israelis
with fake docs arrested in Tennessee, 'how to
fly' leaflet found; were seen to toss something
else out of Ryder truck, FBI called in
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May 1, 2004: Crown
Prince Abdullah says Zionists behind Terror
attacks in Saudi Arabia
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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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Two
men believed by senior NZ Government figures to
be Mossad agents arrested in Auckland trying to
obtain a false New Zealand passport
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Ottawa
investigating: Mossad has history of using
counterfeit Canadian documents
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2002: Fury
at Mossad's continued use of Canadian Passports
in Murder Operation
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Sept
6, 1999: Probe of Mossad's use of Canadian ID
halted
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1998: Israeli
secret service still using Canadian
passports
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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.
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