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Voice of Reason · Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Posts: 1792

Israel will have to try harder says Clark

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=2&ObjectID=10112950

Israeli head of state Moshe Katsav has expressed sorrow and regret over the passport fraud affair involving two alleged Israeli spies.

The President's comments were made in an interview on the Australian Nine Network's Sunday show yesterday - and also broadcast on Prime TV in New Zealand - before his visit to Australia starting today.

A spokesman for Prime Minister Helen Clark said the comments were "very encouraging".

But they appear to fall well short of the Government's demands for an explanation over the affair and assurances it will not happen again.

Nico · Joined: 03 Nov 2004 Posts: 10616 Location: Auckland

I think a defacto apology is a lot to get from Israel :-| It's a rare sign of an admission, given the usual diplomatically straight face they normally show.
I won't hold my breath for anything more civil than what has come to pass. Still, it would be nice to be proven wrong on that.

They've done this to NZ, Canada and Australia so far [and god knows who else] . It's not a good look.