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Vanunu upon release from jail: Let me leave this country
Raanan Ben-Zur, AFP
Published: 08.08.10, 15:48
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1. Reviled for converting to Christianity.
Brother Joe ,   Bay Parkway   (08.08.10)
He was reviled for being a whistle-blower and being so hostile to the state he was brought up in, possibly due to his "twisted" interpretation of Christianity.
2. Let him leave this country and send him to IRAN
Not clear ,   IL   (08.08.10)
Maybe he can make a service and give us some insider information from there - I dont understand- for high treason he gor 11 weeks?
3. He Should Work For Haaretz or J Street
Seth ,   Washington, DC   (08.08.10)
4. Vanunu...Prisoner of Conscience
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (08.08.10)
"Any person who is physically restrained (by imprisonment or otherwise) from expressing (in any form of words or symbols) any opinion which he honestly holds and which does not advocate or condone personal violence."
5. Twaddle No.4 Vanuna was jailed for TREASON
Vicky ,   Ashkelon   (08.08.10)
Most countries would throw away the key like the US and Russia. Arab countries would kill his family then he himself. We are much more civilized. Can't wait to see what you will think of your new country The United Soviet States of America.
6. steve benassi- vanunu was not jailed for expressing any
JB Israel   (08.08.10)
OPINIONS. He was jailed for leaking nuclear secrets, a crime in America as well as in Israel.
7. Arabs countries will build nuke if it become official
Bloodyscot ,   Dallas, Texas   (08.08.10)
A delicate issue, if Israel officially states they have nuke, then Saudi Arabia and likely Egypt will start building nukes or buy them and they will do so far quicker than Iran. US and other countries have proof of Israeli nukes but they keep it secret for political reasons and to better control nukes from getting to terrorist groups.
8. back to jail, for a long time
sweeter than honey ,   far away   (08.08.10)
is the only solution left as of now. that people like him, with his student activities, or anat kam should have been in their respective positions shows a lack of security vetting and complacency that's troubling. he obviously planned it, he wasn't nuclear tech, degree in geography! and then right into dimona?!, and then he comes out against the israeli strike on osirak!, and he's still there. israeli complacency or what? shabtai shavit (mossad) rejected extrajudicial execution,.forgetting, perhaps arlosoroff? (behind the bus mate). and now we have iran, which is quite different to switzerland aspiring to nuclear devices, and that, in my humble opinion, reveals a ceratin (mental) weakness in mr. vanunu. not just being honey-traped, but his stockholm syndrome. that is, perhaps through student days?, indentifying with, and adopting the values of, those who actually are the greatest threat.
9. He served his time a long time ago..so WHY?
Edithann ,   UAS   (08.08.10)
He had already served his time...but his conversion was another matter that seems Israel couldn't take lightly. so they made him serve more time for trivialities.. .Everyone and the world knew it was for his conversion.. .Israel was no longer interested in him as a so called 'spy', Israel had to make him and example for his audacity to convert to Christianity.....That's worse for Jews...and you all know it... TATA
10. No Mr.Vanunu....This is surrender :(
Salma ,   Palestine   (08.08.10)
11. "We are much more civilized".
georg ,   germany   (08.08.10)
Vicky, of what are you dreaming at night?
12. He's got what he deserves.
Ben ,   London, UK   (08.08.10)
In other countries he would be in much dire situation or would have never left jail at all.
13. Freedom for Mordechai Vanunu, now.
Brod ,   USA   (08.08.10)
14. It's best to ignore him...
Jeff ,   Modi'in Israel   (08.08.10)
Vanunu is old news. He profited a lot from publicity, and was well looked after foreign news media. He spent much time at the American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem, not cheap by any standards. He needs to keep up media interest to keep his income rolling in. So the courts, and the media should ignore him and not support his "celebrity" status.
15. Prisoner of Zion?
Dorothy Friend ,   Tel Aviv   (08.08.10)
Let him out already. Good riddence, and all that. Can his ancient secrets really be worth something? It's been decades!
16. For converting to Christianity, Israelis won't like it?
Brod ,   USA   (08.08.10)
17. Keep this worm in and out of jail all the time
Al   (08.08.10)
Let him squirm like the worm he is. Never allow him to leave and at the same time take away any BL he may be getting. Those who support him should be exposed and thrown out. This worm should squirm like the cockroach he is.
18. Israel's Nuclear Armament
Moragh   (08.08.10)
Let us all HOPE that Israel has the Nuclear warheads it is believed by the world to posess. Without it, Israel is a sitting duck!
19. Vanunu should be exchanged with Pollard.
(08.08.10)
Why does Israel not want the US to release Pollard?
20. A spy
Harvey ,   London   (08.08.10)
Vanunu is a spy . He was accused of and found guilty of committing acts of espionage This means he gained access to and disseminated top secret information concerning Israels nuclear programme . This information would have been of immeasurable benefit not only to Israels primary enemies but also to secondary threats from NGOs and other groups looking to score points in the war to delegitimise Israel. In turn this creates a threat to Israel and its citizens. Vanunu was released on licence but broke the terms of his parole and was thus returned to jail. In the 60s and early 70s Britain had their own spys Messers Burgess Maclean Philby and Blunt who were sentenced to long terms of imprionment having been found guilty of spying for the Russians . In the 50s the Rosenburgs were executed for acts of espionage in the USA . When it comes to Israel it is called " whistle blowing " and the individual is held up to be some sort of hero. In every other case the spy is reviled and considered a traitor to his country. Vanunu is no whistle blower .He is a common criminal and a traitor .If he lived in any one of the 22 Arab states and most certainly Iran he would have been surely executed. In Russia probably the same outcome . He is a constant threat to Israel s security and as such he should never be allowed to see the light of day let alone release on parole .
21. To: No. 11
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (08.08.10)
Sorry, but the last word anyone associates with Germany is "civilized." Your country wrote new depths to human depravity and that is a stain that you will bear for the remainder of your country's miserable and despised existence. Who do you think you are fooling? Long after Bach, Beethoven and Brahms have faded from memory, Auschwitz, Dachau, Bergen Belson, Ravensbruck, Theriesenstadt, Stutthof, Buchenwald, Sobibor, Babi Yar. Mathausen Krakow Plaszow ajd Flossenberg -- to name but a tiny few -- will resonate in human memory. Stop flattering yorself. You are a despised so-called "culture." And that is forever. If you had any sense of propriety, your nasty country would commit mass suicide,.
22. A FAKE CONVERSION OT TO A FAKE CHRISTIANITY !!!.
Arn. ,   SWEDEN.   (08.08.10)
He said it was time Israeli authorities allow him to leave the country, and accused the media of not fighting for his human rights and freedom. - At home, he is still widely reviled for converting to Christianity shortly before he was kidnapped in Italy and shipped back to Israel. CONVERTING TO CHRISTIANITY - ???. HIS CONDUCT AFTERWARDS CONTRADICTS THAT. IT MUST HAVE BEEN A CONVERSION FOR SHOW ONLY, OR A FAKE CHRISTIANITY. A TRUE CHRISTIAN WOULD HAVE CONFESSED HIS DEEDS AS A SIN, AND WOULD HAVE REGRETTED THEM. Arn.
23. #4 - so the army prvt who leaked docs to Wikileaks...
William ,   Israel   (08.08.10)
was only expressing his opinion. Let's see how far that defense flies at Quantico.
24. #9 - He broke terms of release.
William ,   Israel   (08.08.10)
You no doubtedly are familiar with California's 3-strikes law and other criminals released from jail on condition of not breaking probation. In the US, if a criminal released from prison does break probation, they return to jail. Same here. Shame for retard Leftists like yourself, the law is never applied the same for people you like vs. people you despise. Isn't that a bit like apartheid?
25. Vanunu you can leave the country.
Uzziel   (08.08.10)
The day die. You do not deserve to be buried in Israel.
26. "why isn't media fighting for my human rights, freedom"
William ,   Israel   (08.08.10)
That's probably because, Vanunu, you don't really deserve your rights and freedom. Though believed by the Left, no one should be entitled to these rights after they take them from others. Not criminals, and not spies. Your actions have placed millions in a precarious situation, and, whether you did it to hurt Israel or for your own conscious, you were selfish and only thought of your own gains.
27. #21 What are you spitting...
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28. 21 Sarah B. when will yo do yourself a favour
David   (08.08.10)
and get a real good shrink? You are out of it my poor soul, seek help!
29. I pray for Mr. Vanunu to repent and to find peace in that.
Rivkah   (08.08.10)
How can Yahweh/Yeshua bring peace to his soul when he is in rebellion against the nation and people who are called after Yahweh/Yeshua's name? He must repent of his rebellion. The weapons he so despises for Israel to have will be the same weapons other nations will use to destroy Israel unless there is a deterrent. He objects to the Samson Option when that is the only option Israel has unless the Messiah comes which He will, to stop the destruction. Then there will be a thousand years of peace with the Jewish Messiah as King of Kings and Lord of Lords over all the earth. Any national leader who does not come to Jerusalem at least once a year to bow to the King of Kings on his/her knees will get no rain for their nation that year. So Mr. Vanunu is wrong to think the world is coming to an end and that Israel will destroy the world. No. The ERA is coming to an end, the Gentile era.
30. " If you had any sense of propriety, your nasty country..."
georg ,   germany   (08.08.10)
If you had any sense of reality, you would have a look at your fellow antisemite and racist americans who still consider everybody outside the usa or israel as "minderwertig" (remember ABU GHURAIB?). this is the diference between our countries.
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