No doubt Israel stole identities of Australians, for political assassination in Dubai on 20 January

First 21 of 21 paragraphs shown The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs told the National Security Committee of the cabinet 24 May, it was confirmed by Australian Federal Police, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) and the Australian Passport Office, that Israel state spies had counterfeited Australian passports as part of the murder of Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh.
No doubt at all: The Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Stephen Smith, ALP member for Perth, told Parliament investigations and advice had left the Australian government in no doubt that Israel had stolen the identities of Australians, for the purpose of political assassination.
Australians were not spies: Smith said " Firstly, and very importantly, there is absolutely no evidence to suggest that those Australian passport holders identified by Dubai authorities were anything other than innocent victims of identity fraud;
- passports in question were deliberately counterfeited and cloned for use. The high quality of these counterfeited passports points to the involvement of a state intelligence service.
- investigations and advice have left the government in no doubt that Israel was responsible for the abuse and counterfeiting of these passports. I note that a similar conclusion was reached by the United Kingdom government in the course of their official investigations.
Murder in a hotel room in Dubai: Stephen Smith ALP member for Perth, Minister for Foreign Affairs said 24 May 2010
Israel falsified passports from five nations: Israel had also falsified passports from the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Germany.
Political assassination time line:
- 20 January, Mr Al-Mabhouh was found murdered in a hotel room in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
- 16 February, police in Dubai announced that falsified passports from the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Germany had been used in connection with the murder.
- 22 February, Dubai authorities approached Australian officials with an inquiry about two Australian passports.
- 23 February, Dubai authorities confirmed to Australian officials that they were investigating a number of Australian passports in connection with the murder. Since that time, Dubai authorities have announced that they are investigating four Australian passports in connection with the murder.
The four Australian identities stolen: Those four Australian passports are in the names of Mr Adam Korman, Mr Joshua Bruce, Ms Nicole McCabe and Mr Joshua Krycer.
- 25 February, Australian Federal Police, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) and the Australian Passport Office.
- 9 April, Smith received the Australian Federal Police report. Upon a preliminary assessment of that report, it was clear that further work and advice was required from other agencies, in particular ASIO and ASIS, said Smith.
- 11 April public release
- May:
- visit to Israel by the Director- General of ASIO.
- Final advice from agencies, and brief to the National Security Committee of the cabinet this morning.

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