Suspected Israeli spy alleged to be using Canadian passport
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 4, 2004 | 12:42 PM ET
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Canadian authorities are investigating reports that a suspected Israeli spy is using a stolen Canadian passport to travel through Asia.
Foreign Affairs spokesperson Reynald Doiron confirmed that Ottawa is investigating allegations that Zev William Barkan is using a Canadian passport under the name Kevin William Hunter.
Barkan is alleged to be one of three suspected Israeli agents who tried to illegally obtain a New Zealand passport.
Two Israeli men were sentenced last month to six months in prison for their part in the New Zealand passport scheme. But they denied they belong to Mossad, Israel's secret service.
New Zealand imposed diplomatic sanctions on Israel following the incident.
The passport allegedly being used by Barkan was reported stolen in China in April.
- FROM JULY 15, 2004: New Zealand imposes sanctions on Israel over alleged spying activities
In 1997, two Mossad agents were caught with phoney Canadian passports after a bungled assassination attempt of a Hamas leader in Jordan.
Canada filed a formal protest and received assurances from Israel that its agents would never again use Canadian passports.
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