Israeli diplomat's expulsion was a 'protest'

Updated: 19:15, Wednesday, 16 June 2010

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Micheál Martin, has said the decision to expel an Israeli diplomat was a protest at the unacceptable behaviour of the Israeli government.

1 of 1Micheál Martin - 'Unacceptable behaviour'
Micheál Martin - 'Unacceptable behaviour'

Mr Martin told the Oireachtas Foreign Affairs Committee that investigations by the authorities here and in the UK and Australia had pointed to the involvement of a sophisticated intelligence group or organised criminals in the theft of passports.

He said the conclusion was that it had been the work of Mossad working on behalf of the Israeli government.

He said there was now an obligation on Israel to reflect on its behaviour, which he said had put a strain on its relations with other countries.

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