| FREE MORDECHAI VANUNU Israeli Nuclear Whistleblower  |
Mordechai Vanunu is in Ashkelon
Prison in Israel, serving an 18-year sentence for informing the public about Israel's secret nuclear weapons program. Following his revelations about Israel's nuclear weapons to a British newspaper, he was lured from Britain to Rome, where he was abducted by Israeli agents. The hand in the above logo signifies the means by which Vanunu pressed his palm to the window of a police van in Jerusalem, on Sep 30 1986, to inform the world of his kidnapping. Until Mar 12 1998, he was held in solitary confinement. This is the longest known stretch in solitary confinement to be endured by anyone. Within the past year, the campaign for his release has intensified worldwide. Two years ago, 13 U.S. House of Representatives members appealed for his release. Now that number has swelled to 36. |
The U.S. Campaign to Free Mordechai Vanunu
The
Nuclear Resister
email: nukeresister@igc.org
maintained by Gail
Beyer Vaughn: gvaughn@datarealm.com
last updated Oct 4 99.
