I'll bet there are no network television interviews awaiting this guy in the U.S., the "American"
media will do everything they can as always to keep Israel and the legions of Israelis inside
America happy.
October 12, 2003
Vanunu faces curbs after jail
GROUPS campaigning for Mordechai Vanunu, the whistleblower who revealed details of Israel's nuclear
weapons programme to The Sunday Times, fear that his movements will be restricted when he is finally
freed next year after 171/2 years in prison, writes Peter Hounam.
Ernest Rodker, head of the Campaign to Free Vanunu, said there were suggestions that Israel's
security establishment might try to keep him under a form of house arrest and deny him a passport.
Representatives of campaign groups from North America, Europe and the Far East have said they would
resist any further attempt to limit Vanunu's freedom. Supporters are being encouraged to travel to
Israel to attend a rally outside Ashkelon jail when he is freed in April.
"This should be a moment of celebration, not uncertainty," Rodker said. "Mordechai is in a very
positive mood. He no longer seems weighed down by the terrible things that happened to him.
"After coming to London to thank everyone who has helped him, he hopes to settle in America. We are
counting the days to when he will be free and hope no obstacles will be placed in his way."
Vanunu, a nuclear technician, disclosed in 1986 that Israel was making advanced weapons of mass
destruction. He was lured by a woman Mossad agent to Italy, kidnapped, smuggled to Israel and
convicted of treason and espionage.
He spent the first 11 years of his 18-year sentence in solitary confinement. The sentence has been
reduced by six months under a rule that applies to all long-term prisoners in Israel.
His brother Meir, who lives in Australia, visited him regularly during the summer. "I am amazed at
his inner strength," he said. "I just want to make sure that when he is free he is given a chance to
adjust. Many things have changed since he was locked up in 1986, including the pace of life in the
21st century."