Was Mossad on a fantastic adventure in Dubai?

This nitwit Tamim, having released a bunch of photos of the "suspects" which apparently don't match anyone on the planet earth (as none of them have been identified to date), has now left bankrupt Dubai for Mecca. I wonder if he finished torturing the only individuals arrested to date in the matter: the 3 Palestinians (poor souls all), at least two of whom are reported by Tamim's office to be affiliated with Hamas.

From the beginning, it so was obvious to anyone who can think that Israel has nothing to do with this assassination (if that's what it even was). Newspapers like Haaretz jumped on the anti-Israel bandwagon of milking the "Israeli involvement" hope for all it was worth - nothing more than cheap entertainment with the object of smashing Israel's reputation as much as possible. People like Esther rode along on this bandwagon for weeks, hoping in vain that there was some truth to the accusation of Mossad involvement. So very slow some people are around here. Funny that you find your theory is "new", Esther. Perhaps your revelation will enlighten you to a host of other issues that you are dead wrong about when bashing Israel - a most popular past-time for bored dummies.

Poor Mossad indeed. They have been reduced to steal passports from their own citizens, they had nowhere to go to hang out and to contact each other than the same hotel lobby, they didn't have enough clean credit cards so thay had to reuse the same ones, they had to bring 30+ people to kill just one suspect traveling alone in a country which is much more friendly to Israel than to Hamas... Well, I see three options. Either we became very poor and stupid indeed and the country is just falling apart. Or it's another state framing us. Or it is Israel and for some reason they wanted the exposure. You're welcome to come up with conspiracy theories.

Of course the Dubai Police chief did it. Blaming someone else is a good strategy.

Watch your six. This may open the door for another Munich. People in the U.S. don?t buy in that this hit was Masada. Aw shoot this bad guy getting wacked was not a bad thing and could be another world power covering its tracks.

you right! had a hart atak during intensive sex with a Russian/Ukrainian prostitute, this is a cover up to instigate him as a hero for the Hamas.Find the girl/girls offer good money and they will sing like a opera star!

Unlike other heads of states like UK, Australia, and so on Netanyahu has a job to do, and not interested of some Arab state idiots making stupid comments.

The goldstone report was a peace of trash. Israel saved so many lives in Haiti. Israel should not pay attention to the world's openion it should build and build and continue to be stronger and stronger everyday.

Attendion now is on Iran who ploted this assacination to exite more animosity between Hamas & Israel. It is all a game on Iran's part

' The evidence linking Israel to the affair is still weak, certainly for courtroom purposes but also in the diplomatic sphere. ' Uh huh. Happily, everyone in Israel was loudly patting themselves on the back for this a month ago. Now you didn't do it? Okay -- sure thing, guys. Hey. Take pride. Not every victory can be as stunning a success as Lebanon or 'Cast Lead' but this was another nail in the coffi...whoops, step in the right direction.

This commedy already exists: Casino Royale, film produced in the 60s with Peter Sellers.

PSM: "What is the real story?" Dagan went to Bibi and asked if he can kill someone. Bibi said "yeah, fine". PSM: "Death from natural causes then electrocution then strangulation then" Yeah, the dude electrocuted himself and then strangled himself afterwards just so Mossad would get the blame, right? PSM: "Ever increasing number of suspects" Funny that: the whole idea behind covert operations is not to be seen. Ergo, it takes a lot of time before you spot all the lamplighters and the juju-men. PSM: "Would the Mossad use Iran as an escape route with Australian passports that would immediately attract attention because of Australias support of sanctions on Iran" !!!! An aussie tourist doesn't get to vote in the UNSC. Why should the Iranians look sideways at such a tourist?? PSM: "Did he cross somebody important in Iran?" At least one of the hit team went to the USA, so by YOUR "adding up" it was a joint USA / Iran hit.

Obviously it was the mossad. What's most important though is the message that this conveys. Anyone killing Jews, will never walk as a free man again. They will be hunted down and eliminated. Even in places like Dubai. Kol hakavod to all of our mossad agents.

When a smart bomb is used to flatten a building this is OK?? When a rocket lands in ISR thats no problem at all either. But when a gun running murderer is taken out the world is up inarms. Whats wrong with these governments, they shouldnt indulge these murderers by acknkowladging an investigation of this scale. Rediculous!!!

with the added benefit of one less merchant of war, next.......

What did the Israeli gov. do to see who has stolen the indentities of Israelian citizens? Staatanwaltschaft in Cologne is prolly going to press charges, what is Israeli gov. doing about it?

the dubai police chief is giving all theories, showing over 26 assumed assasins...its bring all the intrigues and makes an earlier hero turning villain. he is unproffessional. the next thing will be that: everyone who entered Dubai airport on that day of killing was a mossad agent and they have their DNA. shame on you. YOU WILL NEVER KNOW THE TRUTH with such...jua kali work

he has killed many.he was a beast and deserved a painfull death

The Mossad? Plz! Ofcourse it was the Koreans!

What is the real story? Death from natural causes then electrocution then strangulation then--? Ever increasing number of suspects. Would the Mossad use Iran as an escape route with Australian passports that would immediately attract attention because of Australias support of sanctions on Iran,yet they juist went straight through.? The story just does not add up. Did he cross somebody important in Iran?

The boat they were travelling on entered the Port of Bandar Abbas. The next day they flew out of Tehran International Airport.

You mean I can look your name up in the phonebook and get the number of your passport, the one you don't use? WOW show me how it's done.

Mabhouh was bumped off by George Galloway, because he owed him on a bet made during George's last trip to Gaza.

Perhaps the Dubai police will also uncover another Mossad plot that they caused the earthquake in Haiti!

Like my subject heading says... Do you think the Mossad would be that stupid & careless? This is a textbook false flag to frame Israel. Anybody can look in a phonebook & randomly pick names & forge passports. Spooks from all countries do this all the time.The Dubai police also erred in admitting 2 "spies" went to Iran by boat. Any western looking man would be immediately arrested on the spot.I bet the Iranians are behind it because the Mossad penetration of their security aparatus.

The two 'suspects' who left Dubai for Iran were carrying Australian passports with the names Adam Marcus Korman and Nicole Sandra McCabe.

During Operation Wrath of God, the Mossad's death squad unit, Caesarea, assassinated between 20 and 33 Palestinians who they claimed perpetrated the Munich Massacre. Twenty years later, the chief of the Mossad at the time, Zvi Zamir, admitted that only one of those assassinated actually had anything to do with Munich. The goal of the operation was to increase the price any Palestinian would pay for joining the resistance leadership. Munich was a pretext. The definitive book on the Mossad's terror campaign, Striking Back, concludes that any PLO operative wandering unprotected around the Europe was as good as a genuine terrorist for that purpose. The same is true about Hamas today. FYI, the mastermind of Munich, Mohammed Abu Daoud, returned home to Ramallah after Oslo and lives there now in retirement. All three Black September terrorists who survived the shootout in Munich are alive and well today. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Wrath_of_God

... however, it is benefiting greatly from the international guess-game that is being played so vigorously all around us... ... that is why no Israeli official has yet unequivocally admitted or denied anything... ... it seems so idiotic and heavy-handed to falsify all those fake passports swirling around in Dubai... .... anyway, one gess is as good as another...

It is really strange then that the governments of the UK, Ireland, France, Germany and Australia should call the Israeli ambassador and complain about the forgeries of their passports. Is that so fantastic? It very well could be the ideal ploy to throw the investigators in Dubai. Israel claims to be a democracy governed by the rule of law. But this rule of law does not apply to the people whose land they occupy. Humans have many excuses for being absolutely and blatantly evil. Yesterday's victims of evil without much compunction can become today's evil doers. That is the human way. If there is a God he must surely regret creating such vile beings.

Earth to Melman terrorism is down 90% since these 2 murderers were killed. Your left wing appeasing policies aren't working.

Now there is more confusion in the case. Who has organised the passports? The so called spys of the Mossad or a new organisation/rivals inside the islamic groups ? Maybe it is a new national or international political or religious group ?

they would be handled should they cause trouble, and this was before being elected to the knesset. Bibi said the IDF would topple Hamas in Gaza with any sign of trouble Lieberman said the same about the Syrians, not send a oversized bradybunch to whack one fool. So people understand onething if Israel really wanted too nail Hamas we would kick them out of Gaza for once and for all and take control of the place, so enough of this idiotic speculation, and besides the guy had innocent blood on his hands and Dubai is at fault for harbouring him not just the people that killed him. How do you know he never killed a few Fatahniks by chucking them off highrise buildings and hence they wanted revenge???no better way then implicate Israel aka kill two birds with one stone, or even some Al qaeda rivals whom wanted to get even and hired lowlifes from around the world including their neck of woods???

With so many westeners identified in this plot and the numbers are growing from day to day. It looks more like a story fabricated by the police chif. I don't think any westener will want to visit Dubai soon. Personaly I will prefer the Caribian. But I think the Dubai police chif made many mistakes and he is gone now for a Haj !!!!!

but they missed the plot when they drew in 26 assasins for one unguarded individual, if it wasnt so sad it would be funny.

Israeli police are not obliged to launch a manhunt on behalf of unfriendly nations and for the record there is no proof as too who killed Mabouh and why, so get off your high horse and understand onething if Israel really thought Hamas to be troublesome then they would have toppled them in Gaza by now with the army by now ,not go after one idiot with 26 so called agents. why would mossad jeapordise Israeli or jews with fake identities while booking a room in a hotel.

Sure it gets people out of the office for a while. down to Dubai, take care of someone who needed taking care of. bit of duty free shopping. then swing by iran and see how the nuke programe is coming along, then back to Tel Aviv for tea and medals, job done :-))

The Afghan passport he was holding was not fake. And why aren't Iran allowed to defend their citizens against Terrorism, in this case Kurdish independence, but Israel can, and not only can, but should be allowed to use forged passports of their dual nationals as well? You are getting increasingly hysterical, even starting to panic. There will be ramifications, Ayalon has even started trying to minimise Israel's population towards those ramifications by saying the only partnership important for israel is the one with the United States. Don't worry be happy your political 'elite' are happy having one friend you should be to.

I don't think it is fair to say that the Dubai police chief has shown no interest in advancing the investigation because he was out of the office for personal reasons last week... The man's mother died. That sounds a pretty good reason to me to being out of the office. It is also the reason why he is going to Mecca...

Nah, just rehearsing for Purim.

That's the vulnerability of a "spy ring": you catch one, and could lead you to many, either directly or indirectly. I guess this spy ring just didn't trust in the ability of a tiny Gulf state to conduct an anti-espionage operation, and thus were rectless at some of their operations. It looks like these passports/papers/cards, were used for a while (who knows for which undercover operations), and no doubt that if it wasn't for this butched Hamas operation, these same passports/papers/cards would still be used as we speak, at some time in the future, at another place. After all European/Australian passports can get you nearly to most countries.

...a high police presence which somehow missed 30 alleged assassins. i think the alleged proved themselves capable enough to put a bag on a cart and into a car. one large duffel or hockey bag would have been enough. but even if you are right that the immediate risk of getting caught outweighed any diplomatic consequence, one needs to agree that only something very serious would bring Israel to expose itself in this way. was Mabhouh really worth the diplomatic mess simply for vengeance or justice? if it was the mossad, there must have been some real big, imminent arms deal. perhaps a warning for Iran and Ahmadinejad: diplomacy will not get in the way of Israel's national security.

to stop any interest into the Goldstone report.

maybe there is hope for you. it is being reported that the aircraft that was forced down by iranian warplanes carried a passenger who supposedly worked for western intelligence. supposedly he had carried out assassinations in iran. supposedly he was carrying a fake afghan passport. the aircraft was flying from dubai. any comments?

yes, one could guess... that the "hit team" would be outed, was clear (imo) and unavoidable. but WHY - when most of the others had such minor roles (or as you say where there for other operations) - did they have to have "contact" with the "hit team", or why did they have to share the same so exotic details (e.g. credit card, phone records) ? that stuff (it seems) made it so easy for dubai to track them all back... so, even if most of the 28 were not really involved into the assassination, then there were facts (e.g. same exotic credit cards etc), which lead to "identification" of 28 passports as being "faked". and this, one would think, could have been avoided ?

I'm not an assassin. I never worked for CIA or Blackwater, XE, or whatever they are now called. Maybe you know what Germany does? I have read Tom Clancy novels. But those are fiction. I've read a James Bond novel or two, also. But again, those are fiction.

It's a small place with a high police density. There are regular reports about tough controls and tourists being arrested, for instance for haaving aa trace of dope under their shoes (!). And tourists who forget a bag in the bazaar will have it returned by the police. So, really thorough surveillance and control. And you think a tourist could transport several suitcases (one won't be enough) to the coast and simply dump them in the water? Ridiculous. The whole operation was already risky enough. And getting rid of the body wouldn't have helped much, since the disappearance would have been investigated by the police, too. But it would have increased the risk for the killer gang. They already, inevitably, had to leave a track behind, they certainly didn't want even more exposition and points of failure in their plot.

Yours is just about the most interesting comment. Do you have the talent to write this commedie? it could be one of the best hits in next year's theater's world. it may even go into theatrical history with gold cups etc. PLEASE, GO AHEAD AND DO IT IF YOU CAN

Dubain seems to have stumbled into a Spy Ring. These suspects were not necessary there for one target (getting Mabhouh). Some would have been there for a while involved in past operations (doesn't necessary have to be assassinations), and others no doubt would be involved in future operations.

The evidence is plain to see: There is NO manhunt in Israel! But there should be one, since several suspects claimed they were Israelis, used Jewish names, addresses and documents in Israel when applying for passports in foreign countries. Those adresses were real, so, either they themselves or some helpers must have provided these documents and apartments in Israel. Now, IF Mossad isn't responsible for the murder, there would be a widesspread manhunt in Israel for the killer gang. Every police office would have their pictures, and every hint would be investigated. But there ISN'T such a police operation. Only logical conclusion: The Israeli government is involved, and is actively covering up the tracks, because this indeed was a Mossad operation. So, Mr. Melman and others, your phony denials don't hold water. Actions speak louder than words. And there is NO action in Israel to find the killers.

Unfortunately, Melman's crowing in these very pages seems to undermine his own argument. confusing.... no not really - just the voice of Mossad propoganda.

This report is the Yossi Melman I know.This is the man who analyzes with deep understanding and bases his conclusions on data.

get a grip people. Firstly Mossad has been oprating for over 60 years and is a professional outfit. There is no way they would have sent so many people. The identities used could have been bought on the blackmarket for next to nothing. This is so obviously a frame up or an operation carried out by some entity and trying to lay blame on Israel with the identities that they used. Why is it all being played out in the papers, no diplomatic storm just a few meetings for clarification but the media are pumping it up

do not tell me that u.s. intelligence does not use fake passports. as for targeted killings, they cannot be counted.

I've posted this before and I'll do so again. The one thing Dubai seems to have uncovered that those who carried out this attack were VERY well informed and VERY skilled. Now, if it were the Mossad, don't you think they would have put the body in a suitcase and dumped it in the sea? Mabhouh was in Dubai on a fake passport. There was no record of him being there. If he were dumped at sea, Hamas claims of a hit would not be able to be verified and they'd have some explaining to do as well on the passport which they'd have to admit upfront. Now, why would a team so sophisticated as described just leave the body with poison in the bloodstream? It might lessen the risk slightly, but nobody was on their tail as the cameras show. If it were the Mossad, there must have been a real smoking gun reason they'd go this far to just kill and leave the evidence no matter the diplomatic cost. This is either a setup or there's something very serious going on that we don't know about.

Based on the numbers disclosed so far, it sounds like Mossad had quite a convention. They even brought the girls along and had tennis. This reminds of the Homeland Security meetings when they first created The US Department of Homeland Security. The started with a "meeting" in Hawaii. Nobody thought to justify the "business expense" by assassination, though. Novel idea for the expense account.

how many passports will turnup before this farce is ended? has the victims body been sent to a neutral pathologist for tests as to the cause of death ? do photos of people walking around ahotel smiling at the cameras make for hit squad ?

Who had plenty of reason and inside intelligence on him and the means to hire a hit squad,a seemingly huge and getting ever larger hit squad. PS How many Palestinians did King Hussein kill oe expell again? How many are Jordan depriving and going to strip of their citizenship?? You sure Jordanian hands are clean?

....so every foolishness of this world is very well imaginable under their watch. It's fair to assume, that those, who are absolutely foolish and dumb when it comes to politics, are also foolish and dumb when it comes to planning and authorizing Mossad operations.... (In the end, it's not really Meretz, which currently has the saying within Mossad, does it...???)

What if this is an inside job in an attempt to bring down Netanyahu?

The proof of murder by all 26 people will likely be a challenge; although the fact that a murder has likely been perpetrated by some of them is very unhelpful to Israel. The main diplomatic problem is the forging of passports. This has certainly happened with 26 people, and using passports of 5 previously friendly countries. (Although Israle seems determined to test the friendship on a weekly basis).The purpose of the forgeries was to help commit a murder. Israel is the only common denominator- apart from Dubai, and they will not have forged them- in the forgeries. Israel has the motive and the history of such actions, as well as the capability. No other plausible state or entity has that, to the point of not only undertaking the murder, but also an extremely elaborate framing of Israel. Enough proof for me. Whether enough for Australia, Britain, France, Germany, and Ireland, is up to them- and not Israel.

Lets recount the pieces.. 2 Arabs working for a Dubai company front run by Fatah security boss and former strongman of Gaza (Mohammad Dahlen), 1 senior HAMAS commander, 2 "agents" escaping by a small boat to Iran, a large number of false passports (in a town known to be a hub for weapons, drugs and espionage, e.g. where false passports are quite common) and a HAMAS arms trader traveling without his regular bodyguards and en-route to China. And hit squads? They do indeed tend to be relatively small. Its the general design of things: the more involved the more room for mistakes. Too many cooks do indeed spoil the soup. So what do we have on the table? A dead mass murderer and an arrogant police chief of Dubai sipping his tea and yelling at Israel.

c: "It is well accepted that the Mossad uses targeted assassinations, so why should we all become so indignant at the possibility that the Mossad is behind this assassination?" Because if Israel admitted that this killing was carried out by Mossad then the Dubai police will certainly issue an arrest warrant for Dagan, and Israel would have no grounds to refuse it.

... while it's star tennis player was competing on one court, the Mosad playing footsie in a totally different kind of court... it's getting weirder and weirder as the days pass...

"The Mossad just lost 26 assasins." - Sammy Not quite true. Israel has burned 26 operatives, at least one Hamas and one Fatah circuits, and six allies. "Also what give Israel the right to go to other countries and kill people in Hotels." - Sammy What gives Hamas the 'right' to commit bombings and rocket attacks against Israeli civilians? "Israel behaves like a Mafia gang." - Sammy The difference between any government and a 'mafia gang' is subtle in any case. "Any way, this is PR nightmare for Israel." - Sammy Yeah, it is, and the Netanyahu government clearly had no plan to cover the missions exposure. Which is typical of the juvenile delusions of omnipotence and invulnerability which are the hallmark of the extreme right.

So if it was the Mossad, then why the fuss? UAE wouldn't have returned this criminal anyway. BTW al-Mabhouh was also wanted by Jordan and Egypt.

With 30 or more there and some with diplomatic passports, who says that Israel isn't represented in the UAE. Sounds like an entire embassy staff. How many of the Mossad staff weren't there?

The Mossad just lost 26 assasins. those 26 can not leave Israel any more. Also what give Israel the right to go to other countries and kill people in Hotels. Israel behaves like a Mafia gang. Any way, this is PR nightmare for Israel.

to assasinate a terorist. A single hitman would do the job nicely. This is not a Mossad job, they know better.

Like so many other covert Israeli behavior they neither confirm nor deny it. It is well accepted that the Mossad uses targeted assassinations, so why should we all become so indignant at the possibility that the Mossad is behind this assassination? If you support such behavior, be proud. If you oppose the use of targeted assassinations, particularly within the borders of other sovereign nations, then the news should trouble you. Either way, I think we can agree that within the current international climate Israel would be better to lay low or the storm will never pass.

why would mossad use israeli citizens names? lol

I have no comment

Good game, Israel. Hit the panic button, while you still can.

He died of a heart attack.

man dead. israel is not the only one who wanted this monster off the planet. Evidence is weak and many agencies could have carried this out

he is gloating of his only achievement.

This may just be the straw that broke the camel's back. When the truth eventually comes out that this was all an elaborate set-up, and it will come out eventually because such a grotesquely elaborate lie like this must eventually collapse under its own weight, the media may be disgraced for a long time to come.

Maybe they took the Israeli army orchestra's string section along to lull him to sleep before doing the deadly deed. Anything's possible!

Whoever the guilty party. . . Thank you! Mabhouh will really not be missed. He was, so to speak, just extraneous material. Arthur

Mabhouh was having some un-Islamic pleasures in Dubai. His wife didnt appreciate it. She was tired of "what happens in Dubai stays in Duba;" She got even. Men, dont underestimate your wives

very weak indeed!!! 15 or more israelis have their identity borrowed, this is obviouslly an anti semitic plot.

another possibility, maybe Mossad have been set up to do the job with help from Palestinians who tipped off Dubai authorities allowing them to close the net quickly but more to the point expose the passport use in front of the world?

Report out of Qatar is that he was under surveillance by Syrian/Iranian agents because they were suspicious that he was playing both sides - Hamas and Abbas' Fatah. Inside job. Easy to blame Israel. These photos that are being posted are nothing more that visitors to Dubai at various times. Totally unrelated to this plot.