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March 24, 2010

UK Expels Israeli Diplomat for Passport Forgery in Hamas Killing
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As Netanyahu was welcomed on Capitol Hill, the British government
announced it would expel an Israeli diplomat over the use of a forged
British passport in the January assassination of a Hamas commander in
Dubai. The team of suspects included six holding fake British passports
bearing the names of Israeli citizens. British Foreign Secretary David
Miliband announced the expulsion before the British Parliament.

UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband: “We have concluded that there are
compelling reasons to believe that Israel was responsible for the misuse
of the British passports. The government takes this matter extremely
seriously. Such misuse of British passports is intolerable. It presents
a hazard for the safety of British nationals in the region. It also
represents a profound disregard for the sovereignty of the United
Kingdom.”



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