Ozzie hit squad hits Israeli
Israelis have an international reputation of being rude and/or pushy but it appears that Australian Federal Police have their own form of rudeness with little sense for common decency. Arutz Sheva:
Australian Federal Police (AFP) agents in Israel for the purpose of investigating the Dubai assassination are alleged to have hit-and-ran a female Israeli bicycle-rider in Tel Aviv. The Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) reports that an ABC employee witnessed the AFP car, with Australian embassy license plates, striking the cyclist and failing to stop.
It occurred only hours after the agents arrived in Israel to investigate the suspected misuse of Australian passports in last month’s assassination of Mahmud al-Mabhuh, a top Hamas terrorist leader, in Dubai.
The cyclist was relatively unharmed but the bike wheel needs replacing. Maybe Israel should send a team to investigate the driving standards of Australian police to see if it meets international standards and I cannot help but wonder if the driver of the embassy car even have a valid license to drive in Israel?
In an ironic twist, ABC news Australia is carrying a report in which the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade questions the ‘whole hit and run’. Of course, if you never bother to stop to check……
