Former Mossad Chief Asked to Return Diplomatic Passport

Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan has been asked to forgo his diplomatic passport, Channel 2 reported on Sunday. The move, according to the source, comes as a response to Dagan's recent comments in which he publicly criticized the government's stance on Iran. 

Dagan has asked to use his diplomatic passport for several trips he was planning in the coming weeks, however government officials denied his request and Dagan was asked to return the passport. 

The "Israeli" prime minister's office issued a statement in response to the Channel 2 report, claiming that the Foreign Ministry allowed Dagan to keep his diplomatic passport for the trips he had requested and only return it when he was done. 

But according to the Channel 2 report, the move is unusual because normally people with diplomatic passports hold on to them until they expire, even if they are no longer assuming government positions. 

In recent weeks Dagan has attacked Prime Minsiter Benjamin Netanyahu and War Minister Ehud Barak in several public forums, saying the "Israeli" leadership has been acting irresponsibly when it comes to Iran.