David
Zwartz . . . was not calling the Government
anti-Semitic, but said the gravestone attacks
attacks were linked to the Government's
criticisms.--
Indeed, indeed. Auckland, Thursday, July 15, 2004 The
Israelis pleaded guilty but denied they were Mossad agents NZ
Government condemns claims of bias from Jewish
Council THE
[New
Zealand] Government has
reacted angrily to New Zealand Jewish Council
claims its stinging condemnation of Israel over the
actions of the alleged Mossad
spies is further evidence of bias against the
state. And it has indicated, if necessary, it is
prepared for the long-haul if it needs to maintain
diplomatic sanctions against Israel. Emotions were
fuelled after vandals attacked historic headstones
on Jewish graves
in a central Wellington
[NZ] cemetery
overnight and spraypainted swastikas on them. New Zealand Jewish Council president David
Zwartz, also Israel's honorary counsel in New
Zealand, claimed the Government's handling of the
issue had added weight to the community's belief it
was "anti-Israel". He was not calling the
Government
anti-Semitic, but said
the gravestone
attacks attacks were linked to the Government's
criticisms. Foreign
Affairs Minister Phil Goff angrily rejected
all of Mr Zwartz' claims. Attempts to blame the
Government for the "deplorable" grave attacks were
ill- founded and would not justify silence in the
face of criminal action, Mr Goff said. Mr Zwartz also questioned why the two convicted
men were being called Israeli spies by the
Government, when they hadn't been charged for
espionage. The men's lawyers Stuart Grieve and
Grant Illingworth also accused the
Government of prejudicing their clients' trial by
deliberately leaking information linking the men
with Mossad, the Israeli secret service. Helen Clark said the espionage charges were not
laid because supplying the evidence would have been
difficult. Both Helen Clark (New
Zealand's stunningly beautiful prime minister,
above) and Mr Goff flatly denied leaking
information about the agents. - Ruth Berry, Stuart Dye and
NZPA -
New Zealand jails two
Mossad spies, punishes Israel | New
Zealand Jews: 'We are embarrassed' |
outrage
at immediate mystery attack on Jewish
gravestones in NZ
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Two Israelis plead
guilty to trying to acquire a New Zealand
passport | The
spies who stole my name
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Mossad
sending hostile New Zealand Message Via
Asian-Based organisations after arrest of two
agents
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May 19, 2004: BBC
reports that Lebanon smashes Mossad
assassination ring
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May 13, 2004: The
1979 Mossad Assassination attempt on Ambassador
John Dean: Dean papers with full taste of
Mossad's evil opened at Jimmy Carter's
Presidential Library
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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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