From the Salisbury Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Wiltshire, England
Salisbury CND organised its annual vigil for Mordechai Vanunu in the city
centre on Saturday, September 30th, the 14th anniversary of his being
abducted by Israeli agents. One hundred and eight people wrote messages of
support or their names in a book for Mordechai. They admire his strength and
commitment during the 14 years he has been in prison in Israel for opposing
its nuclear weapons policy.
No-one could miss the striking 8 foot high double-sided billboard in front of
Salisbury Library with its large photos of Mordechai and brief details of his
incarceration. In front burnt 14 candles. CND members handed out leaflets
and invited people to write in the supporters' book which has been sent to
Mordechai in prison together with some photos of the event. A photocopy of
the book has been sent to the Israeli Prime Minister with yet another plea
that his government commutes the remainder of Mordechai's sentence.
Everyone hopes that the Israeli authorities will release Mordechai either on
parole - long since due to him - or as an act of clemency and that he will
not have to complete the remaining 4 years of the 18 year sentence meted out
to him in 1986. They are very glad he has been released from the solitary
confinement within Ashkelon Prison he was been put back into for over four
months.
