UK calls in Israeli ambassador as Dubai killing row escalates

[go west young man]

Source: The Guardian UK

Britain last night fired the first shot in a potentially explosive diplomatic row with Israel by calling in the country's ambassador to explain the use of faked British passports by a hit squad who targeted a Hamas official in Dubai.

The Israeli ambassador has been summoned to the Foreign Office to "share information" about the assassins' use of identities stolen from six British citizens living in Israel, as part of the meticulously orchestrated assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.

Britain has stopped short of accusing Israel of involvement, but to signal its displeasure, the Foreign Office ignored an Israeli plea to keep the summons secret. "Relations were in the freezer before this. They are in the deep freeze now," an official told the Guardian.


Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/17/uk-israeli-ambassador-dubai-killing

[gratuitous]

1. Aw jeez

It's getting so you can't send assassination squads for extra-legal "justice" anywhere anymore!

[Arctic Dave]

2. Why didn't they just send in a predator and blow up the building.

Don't they get CNN is in israel?

[dipsydoodle]

3. Oh please, oh please, oh please

keep the summons secret. :sarcasm:

[pjt7]

6. What was Mossad thinking

using real UK & Irish passports? You piss off the Countries & ruin innoncent people's lives

[14thColony]

9. It gets better

According to one of the London papers, the Irish government has stated that the three Irish citizens whose identities were stolen have never been issued passports!

[aquart]

4. Yes, Britain used to be such a great friend to Israel and the Jews.

When was that, btw?

[Flaneur]

7. Are you accusing the British government of being anti-semitic?

Of course you are.

[frylock]

8. you don't read much, do you?

[ro1942]

5. USA Britain and Israel

Don't think this will go anywhere