Mordechai Vanunu

George's Cathedral in Jerusalem . This picture was taken two days after his 21 April 2004 release from prison. Mordechai Vanunu ( ; born 14 October 1954) is a former Israeli nuclear technician who, citing his opposition to weapons of mass destruction , revealed details of Israel's nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986. He was subsequently lured to Italy by a Mossad spy, where he was drugged and kidnapped by Israeli intelligence operatives. He was transported to Israel and ultimately convicted in a trial that was held behind closed doors. Regarded by peace activists as a hero for taking a stand against weapons proliferation, Vanunu has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize many times. Vanunu spent 18 years in prison, including more than 11 years in solitary confinement . Released from prison in 2004, he became subject to a broad array of restrictions on his speech and movement. Since then he has been briefly arrested several times for violations of those restrictions, including giving various interviews to foreign journalists and attempting to leave Israel. He says that he suffered "cruel and barbaric treatment" at the hands of Israeli authorities while imprisoned, and suggests that his treatment would have been different if he had been Jewish (Vanunu is a Christian convert from Judaism). In 2007, Vanunu was sentenced to six months in prison for violating terms of his parole . The sentence was considered unusual even by the prosecution who expected a suspended sentence . In response, Amnesty International issued a press release on 2 July 2007, stating that "The organisation considers Mordechai Vanunu to be a prisoner of conscience and calls for his immediate and unconditional release." In May 2010, Vanunu was arrested and sentenced to three months in jail on suspicion that he met foreigners, violating conditions of his 2004 release from jail. Vanunu has been characterized by some as a whistleblower and by others as a traitor . Daniel Ellsberg has referred to him as "the preeminent hero of the nuclear era". In 2010, the British artist Richard Hamilton completed a painting based on the famous press photograph of Vanunu in transit after his kidnapping, with the information concerning his capture in Rome scrawled on his hand for the press outside. The New York Times . Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists . "Vanunu Sprung from Solitary", page 8. "Vanunu: Hero or traitor?" . j. 23 April 2004.

Mordechai Vanunu ( ; born 14 October 1954), also known as John Crossman , is a former Israeli nuclear technician who, citing his opposition to weapons of mass destruction , revealed details of Israel's nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986. He was subsequently lured to Italy by a Mossad agent, where he was drugged and abducted by Israeli intelligence agents. He was transported to Israel and ultimately convicted in a trial that was held behind closed doors. Vanunu spent 18 years in prison, including more than 11 in solitary confinement. Released from prison in 2004, he became subject to a broad array of restrictions on his speech and movement. Since then he has been arrested several times for violations of those restrictions, including giving various interviews to foreign journalists and attempting to leave Israel. He says he suffered "cruel and barbaric treatment" at the hands of Israeli authorities while imprisoned, and suggests that his treatment would have been different if he had not converted to Christianity from Judaism. In 2007, Vanunu was sentenced to six months in prison for violating terms of his parole. The sentence was considered unusual even by the prosecution who expected a suspended sentence. In response, Amnesty International issued a press release on 2 July 2007, stating that "The organisation considers Mordechai Vanunu to be a prisoner of conscience and calls for his immediate and unconditional release." In May 2010, Vanunu was arrested and sentenced to three months in jail on a charge that he met foreigners in violation of conditions of his 2004 release from jail. Vanunu has been characterized internationally as a whistleblower and by Israel as a traitor. Daniel Ellsberg has referred to him as "the preeminent hero of the nuclear era". The New York Times . "Vanunu: Hero or traitor?" . j. 23 April 2004.

Mordechai Vanunu ( ; born 14 October 1952), also known as John Crossman , is an Israeli former nuclear technician and peace activist who, citing his opposition to weapons of mass destruction , revealed details of Israel's nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986. He was subsequently lured to Italy by the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad , where he was drugged and abducted . He was secretly transported to Israel and ultimately convicted in a trial that was held behind closed doors. Vanunu spent 18 years in prison, including more than 11 in solitary confinement, though no such restriction is mentioned in Israel's penal code, nor imposed by his verdict. Released from prison in 2004, he was further subjected to broad array of restrictions on his speech and his movement, and arrested several times for violations of his parole terms, giving interviews to foreign journalists and attempting to leave Israel. He claims having suffered "cruel and barbaric treatment" at the hands of prison authorities, and suggests that these would have been different if he had not converted to Christianity. In 2007, Vanunu was sentenced to six months in prison for violating terms of his parole. The sentence was considered unusually severe even by the prosecution, who expected a suspended sentence . Yet in May 2010, Vanunu was arrested again and sentenced to three months in jail on a charge that he met foreigners in violation of conditions of his 2004 release from jail. In response, Amnesty International issued a press release on July 2007, stating that "The organisation considers Mordechai Vanunu to be a prisoner of conscience and calls for his immediate and unconditional release." Vanunu has been characterized internationally as a whistleblower and by Israel as a traitor. Daniel Ellsberg has referred to him as "the preeminent hero of the nuclear era". In 1987, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "his courage and self-sacrifice in revealing the extent of Israel's nuclear weapons programme". "I officially changed my age, from 1954 to 1952, according to a document received from Morocco, I was born in 1952, not 1954" ( Tweet ) – via Twitter . The New York Times . San Francisco. 23 April 2004. : CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ( link ) "Vanunu 'wanted to avert holocaust' " .

Israeli peace activist and whistleblower "Vanunu" redirects here. Mordechai Vanunu ( ; born 14 October 1952), also known as John Crossman , is an Israeli former nuclear technician and peace activist who, citing his opposition to weapons of mass destruction , revealed details of Israel's nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986. He was subsequently lured to Italy by the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad , where he was drugged and abducted . He was secretly transported to Israel and ultimately convicted in a trial that was held behind closed doors. Vanunu spent 18 years in prison, including more than 11 in solitary confinement, though no such restriction is mentioned in Israel's penal code, nor imposed by his verdict. Released from prison in 2004, he was further subjected to a broad array of restrictions on his speech and his movement, and arrested several times for violations of his parole terms, giving interviews to foreign journalists and attempting to leave Israel. He claims to have suffered from "cruel and barbaric treatment" at the hands of prison authorities, and suggests that these would have been different if he had not converted to Christianity. In 2007, Vanunu was sentenced to six months in prison for violating terms of his parole. The sentence was considered unusually severe even by the prosecution, who expected a suspended sentence . In May 2010, Vanunu was arrested again and sentenced to three months in jail on a charge that he had met foreigners, in violation of conditions of his 2004 release from jail. In response, Amnesty International issued a press release in July 2007, stating that "The organisation considers Mordechai Vanunu to be a prisoner of conscience and calls for his immediate and unconditional release." Vanunu has been characterised internationally as a whistleblower and by Israel as a traitor. Daniel Ellsberg has referred to him as "the preeminent hero of the nuclear era". In 1987, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "his courage and self-sacrifice in revealing the extent of Israel's nuclear weapons program". "I officially changed my age, from 1954 to 1952, according to a document received from Morocco, I was born in 1952, not 1954" ( Tweet ) – via Twitter . The New York Times . San Francisco. 23 April 2004. : CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ( link ) Ellsberg, Daniel (21 April 2004).

Israeli peace activist and whistleblower (born 1954) "Vanunu" redirects here. Mordechai Vanunu ( Hebrew : מרדכי ואנונו ; born 14 October 1954), also known as John Crossman , is an Israeli former nuclear technician and peace activist who, citing his opposition to weapons of mass destruction , revealed details of Israel's nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986. He was subsequently lured from England to Italy by the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad , where he was drugged and abducted . He was secretly transported to Israel and ultimately convicted in a trial that was held behind closed doors. Vanunu spent 18 years in prison, including more than 11 in solitary confinement, though no such restriction is mentioned in Israel's penal code, nor imposed by his verdict. Released from prison in 2004, he was further subjected to a broad array of restrictions on his speech and his movement and arrested several times for violations of his parole terms, giving interviews to foreign journalists and attempting to leave Israel. He claims to have suffered from "cruel and barbaric treatment" at the hands of prison authorities and suggests that things would have been different if he had not converted to Christianity. In 2007, Vanunu was sentenced to six months in prison for violating terms of his parole. The sentence was considered unusually severe even by the prosecution, who expected a suspended sentence . In response, Amnesty International issued a press release in July 2007, stating that "The organization considers Mordechai Vanunu to be a prisoner of conscience and calls for his immediate and unconditional release." In May 2010, Vanunu was arrested again and sentenced to three months in jail on a charge that he had met foreigners, in violation of conditions of his 2004 release from prison. Vanunu has been characterized internationally as a whistleblower and by Israel as a traitor. American whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg has referred to him as "the preeminent hero of the nuclear era". In 1987, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "his courage and self-sacrifice in revealing the extent of Israel's nuclear weapons program". "I officially changed my age, from 1954 to 1952, according to a document received from Morocco, I was born in 1952, not 1954" ( Tweet ) – via Twitter . The New York Times . San Francisco. 23 April 2004. : CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ( link ) Ellsberg, Daniel (21 April 2004).