Mossad

{{Audio|He-Mossad.ogg|Ha-Mossad le-Modi'in ule-Tafkidim Meyuhadim}} (Hebrew: המוסד למודיעין ולתפקידים מיוחדים, "Institute for Intelligence and Special Assignments") is an Israeli intelligence agency, commonly referred to as Mossad. It is responsible for intelligence collection, covert action (including paramilitary activities and assassinations) and counter-terrorism. Its focus is on Arab nations and organizations throughout the world.

Famous Mossad debacles

In 1973, Ahmed Bouchiki, an innocent Arab waiter in Lillehammer, Norway, was killed. He had been mistaken for Ali Hassan Salameh, one of the leaders of Black September, a Palestinian militant organization which was responsible for the Munich Massacre and had been given shelter in Norway. The Mossad agents used fake Canadian passports, which angered the Canadian government.

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1973 - Ahmed Bouchiki - Lillehammer - Norway - Ali Hassan Salameh - Black September - Palestinian - Munich Massacre - Canadian passports - Canadian

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In 1981, fake British passports were discovered in a grocery bag in London, leading to a diplomatic row with Israel over Mossad involvement with the attempt to infiltrate China.

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1981 - British - China

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In 1997, two Mossad agents were caught in Jordan (which has signed a peace treaty with Israel) on a mission to assassinate Sheikh Khaled Mashal, a leader of the militant group Hamas, by injecting him with poison. Again, they were using fake Canadian passports. This led to a diplomatic row with Canada and Jordan, and Israel was forced to provide the poison antidote and release around seventy Palestinian prisoners, in particular Hamas spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, who played a prominent role in encouraging attacks on Israeli civilians (and soldiers) during the Al-Aqsa Intifada, in exchange for the Mossad agents (who would otherwise have faced the death penalty for attempted murder).

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1997 - Jordan - Khaled Mashal - Hamas - Poison - Palestinian - Sheikh Ahmed Yassin - Civilian - Al-Aqsa Intifada

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In July 2004, New Zealand imposed diplomatic sanctions on Israel over an incident in which two Israelis, Uriel Kelman and Eli Cara, allegedly working for Mossad, attempted to fraudulently obtain New Zealand passports.

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2004 - New Zealand - Diplomatic sanctions - Uriel Kelman - Eli Cara

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http://www.mediareviewnet.com/New%20Zealand%20imposes%20diplomatic%20sanctions%20on%20Israel.htm Israeli Foreign Minister, Silvan Shalom, later apologised to New Zealand for their actions. New Zealand cancelled several other passports believed to have been obtained by Israeli agents.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10332767

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Israel - Silvan Shalom - New Zealand

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