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24 May 03:52pm

Filed under: Diplomacy, Israel, Middle East, Mmossad, Passport Scandal

Australia-Israeli relations have not come under this much pressure since the bungling spook and lothario Amir Laty was thrown out of Canberra in 2003.

Rare emotion: furious Foreign Minister Stephen Smith at his press conference today. Photo: Kym Smith

Faking Australian passports is arguably a more serious offence than trying (mostly unsuccessfully) to seduce female officials and cultivating the daughter of then Attorney General Philip Ruddock. That is what Laty did before he got his marching orders.

In Canberra’s leafy diplomatic neighbourhood of Yarralumla yesterday a senior Israeli diplomat, who is almost certainly a spy, was told to pack his or her bags for Tel Aviv.

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Roger says:

04:32pm | 05/03/12

You know, if you were a cynic. Or if you were an enterprising intelligence agency concerned about the possible anger directed towards your allies, you would “slip up”, get caught stealing passports, and divert all incoming flak onto yourself instead of letting Australian, NZ, Canadian, etc, passports become an excuse… Read more »
Macon Paine says:

12:54pm | 26/05/10

@ persephone “As a country, it is important we ensure our citizens are safe and that our passport system is secure.” No argument about that from me. “It’s also important that we ensure the resources we own are used in the best way possible for the good of all our… Read more »

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