In a sign of moral relativism, Interpol has issued arrest warrants for eleven people who were involved in doing away with Mabhouh in Dubai. The move puts Mossad on the same level as common criminals. States are generally understood to have a right to conduct extrajudicial operations, but Interpol has set a precedent which could even lead to an arrest warrant for Obama, who has authorized Al Qaeda assassinations abroad, especially now that the US has openly confirmed its involvement.
Netanyahu has bad luck with assassinations: his previous term as prime minister was marred by the Mashaal scandal, which cost Israel working relations with Jordanian intelligence and the reciprocal release of Hamas chief Yassin. The Mabhouh affair will freeze rapprochement with Dubai, which went as far as allowing Israeli sportsmen and ministers into the country.
In another odd development, the forged passports used by the assassination team were traced to a number of trips to Asia. Foreign visas are routinely added to forged passports for credibility, but Interpol spotted the passports details on border computers, which means that the agents were actually traveling on those passports. The extent of their travel remains unannounced, and perhaps the Asian traces simply reflect the agents’ travel en route to Dubai.