The Embassy of Israel in Wellington has called out a prominent mosque leader who blamed Mossad for the Christchurch terror attack.
Last Saturday, Ahmed Bhamji, chairman of the Mt Roskill Masjid E Umar, gave a speech at a rally for the victims in Auckland's Aotea Square.
In his speech, Bhamji said he suspected the gunman got his funding from Mossad and "Zionist business".
"I stand here and I say I have a very, very strong suspicion that there's some group behind him and I am not afraid to say I feel Mossad is behind this," he can be heard saying in video footage.
Mossad is the national intelligence agency of Israel, and is responsible for intelligence collection, covert operations and counterterrorism.