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Israeli diplomat expelled over passport affair
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Emma Rodgers, ABCThe Federal Government is expelling an Israeli diplomat after it found Israel faked Australian passports that were used in a hit on a top Hamas leader in Dubai.
Foreign Minister Stephen Smith today condemned the fraud as "not the act of a friend" and a clear affront to Australia that cannot be tolerated.
"This is not what we expect from a nation with whom we have had such a close, friendly and supportive relationship," he said.
In February several forged Australian passports were used in the assassination of Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.
See the full article at: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/05/24/2907598.htm?section=justin
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