The Prisoner X affair is a classic story of Israeli failure

arrest was staged so australian secret service couldnt get to him without extradition..the rest is all fantasy

Knowing ASIO (Australia's external intelligence agency) it most likely they only knew about it because Mossad told them so they wouldn't blunder in and screw up the deal. Like MI6, ASIO's highest allegiance is to America and Israel. It wouldn't have stopped him abusing his Australian passport to spy on Syria and Iran for Israel, it would have helped him, and hoped Mossad would have tossed it a few scraps of intelligence.

Firstly, ASIO is a domestic intelligence agency, like MI5 & Shin Bet. They have no powers of arrest, guns or license to kill. They report to parliament and the Attorney General’s Office. They augment their powers of arrest through the AFP (Federal Police). However, ASIS is the equivalent of MI6, CIA & Mossad. It’s responsible for liaising with foreign intel and is the counter intelligence apparatus of Australia. It’s certainly not a lackey nation in the intel game, it’s the LUCKY COUNTRY! ASIO was aware of passport irregularities, couple this with travel in terrorist hotspots and you have a reason for interview. This is standard procedure and hardly needed scraps from Mossad, since they were observing him long before his arrest, which no doubt spooked Israel’s secret service community. Too bad they over reacted, as no amount of compensation could ever be enough for the pain his family are still going through (3M Shekels). I for one don’t believe he was a traitor. and my condolences go out to his family & friends in Melbourne.

I have no problem with native born Australians deciding to leave and take up residence and citizenship in another State, I do have problems with them then deliberately misusing their Australian passport in the service of their adopted State. Ben Zeigler didn't deserve to die in an Israeli prison but he chose to leave the land of his birth for Israel; to join the IDF and apparently Mossad and so to take his chances. Whether or not Zeigler could be fairly described as a traitor to Australia is unkown but the willing misuse of his Australian passport(s) is hardly loyalty to Australia. Its time to examine whether or not Australia should continueto accept duel citizenship, especially where a person enters another State's defence forces (either voluntarily or by draft). The pain that Zeigler's family is going through is real but not exceptional - pretty much similar to the pain felt by Palestinian familiies when they lose a family member by actions of Israelis. And unlike the Zeigler family, this they cannot avoid - they are pretty much locked into their areas where their movements are controlled by Israelis.

Israel never does anything wrong, and anyone who speaks out, is a liar, incorrect or self hating. Symptoms of denial.