Bitter reactions among MKs for expulsion of Israeli diplomat from UK.
Israeli officials and MKs sharply criticized the announcement of the UK government to expel an Israeli diplomat in response to its passports being used in the Dubai assassination of senior Hamas freedom fighter Mahmoud al-Mabhouh.
MK Aryeh Eldad (National Union)and MK Michael Ben-Ari, comments to Sky News included:
Our reaction should be to expel one of the senior diplomats in the British Embassy, maybe the military attache or someone on his level.
The British may be dogs, but they are not loyal to us.
Foreign Affairs and Defense committee chairman MK Tzahi Hanegbi (Kadima) recommended not to respond to the crisis with Britain. "I believe keeping silent was a good policy at the height of the Dubai crisis, and certainly it is now, when it is nearly behind us." Years ago, he said, Israel "adopted a policy of not responding to allegations in these areas."
Sky News also reported that the Israeli Foreign Ministry would not comment on the issue.The British commission investigating the alleged passport misuse is expected to announce that the Mossad's complicity cannot be proven beyond reasonable doubt. Nevertheless, Channel 2 reported that senior British officials believe the expulsion will not be sufficient to punish Israel over the Dubai incident.
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