Iranian ‘evidence’ of Israeli spy likely a forgery
Jewish Journal / JTA
22-May-2012 (3 comments)

A claim by Iranian television that an alleged spy had an Israeli passport appears to be based on a forgery.

Majid Jamali Fashi was hanged on May 15 by Iranian authorities. He had been accused of killing an Iranian nuclear scientist with a remote-controlled bomb attached to a motorcycle outside the scientist’s home.

Following the hanging, Iranian TV released an image of an Israeli passport with Fashi’s photo, saying it proved that Fashi was an agent for Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency.

A number of bloggers questioned the authenticity of the passport.

Emanuele Ottolenghi of Commentary magazine noted this week that Fashi is looking away from the camera in the alleged passport and that he appears to be an adult.

The passport has a 2003 issue date when Fashi would have been 15.

In a follow-up, the Harry’s place blog says that the facsimile displayed by Iranian TV shares exact details with a facsimile of an Israeli passport available through Wikipedia: Both were issued on Nov. 17, 2003 in Netanya.

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Sassan1

Out of all the assassinations..

by Sassan1 on Wed May 23, 2012 04:37 AM PDT

This one smells like an Islamic Republic hit. Professor Mohammadi was even against the regime.


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Simorgh5555

Faramarz

by Simorgh5555 on Tue May 22, 2012 11:20 PM PDT

There is a difference between photoshopping someone and an amateurs hack job.

Have you seeen fifteen year olds with so much stubble?

Standards are falling in Islamic Republic Terror HQ. They use to do a good job killing dissidents abroad but now they can't do a half decent assassination without blowing their own legs off.


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Faramarz

Here is the Fake Passport Picture

by Faramarz on Tue May 22, 2012 07:16 PM PDT

Thanks Simorgh.

The fake passport issue date is 2003 when the guy was 15. The picture is a recent picture.

This is like the assassination attempt in Thailand. These guys are really bad. 

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