Convicted nuclear spy Mordechai Vanunu has been found guilty of contacting foreign agents, a violation of his parole, and has been sentenced to three months imprisonment.

Vanunu already served 18 years in an Israeli prison after he divulged classified information regarding Israel’s nuclear program to British journalists. In his latest case, he told the court that the country has not succeeded in changing his views imprisoning him for 18 years, so there is no chance of teaching him a lesson by putting him behind bars for an additional three months.

The former nuclear technician passed information to the British press in 1986, and after luring him to Italy, Mossad agents took him into custody, where he stood trial behind closed doors, sentenced to 18 years, 11 of which were served in solitary confinement. His release was accompanied by many travel and other restrictions, including media interviews and contacting foreigners, the defiant Vanunu continues spurn the Israeli judicial system.

He worked at the Negev nuclear research and weapons center for nine years as a manager and then moved to the Dimona nuclear facility. In the late 1980s he announced his conversion to Christianity, and eventually became infamous in Israel with his disclosure of classified material surrounding Israel’s nuclear program.

When taken away from the courtroom in his latest round of defiance with the law, Vanunu stated “Shame on you Israel and your stupid Shin Bet and Mossad, putting me back in jail after revealing the truth for 24 years. Shame on you all, your democracy, your Knesset, synagogues and the international media and the Arabs who are permitting them to return me to prison. Shame on you, the US congressmen and senators, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

“Shame on you all, the stupid religions, the Jews, Christians and Muslims!”

(Yechiel Spira – YWN Israel)