Support Mordechai Vanunu
I reproduce below a recent letter from Mordechai Vanunu. The hearing of his appeal against a six-month sentence imposed for talking to foreigners in breach of the restrictions under which he has been living since his release from prison in April 2004, has been now set for July 8th.
As you will see from his letter, he is asking for support for his right to leave Israel and to take up any right of asylum granted by Norway.
It is suggested his supporters might like to contact their MPs before July 8th to urge them to express their support for Mordechai's right to leave Israel.
Please let me know if you do this and any response you get from your MP.
David Polden
Campaign for a Nuclear-Free Middle East
Mordechai Vanunu
Dear Editors
I am Mordechai Vanunu, the man who told the truth about Israel's Nuclear Weapons.
Program in 1986 and paid with 18 years of my life in Isreal Prison. I was released in April 2004, but Israel denied me my human rights of free speech and freedom of movement. Not allowed to leave since 1986,until now 2008.Israel was founded contingent on upholding the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I am asking the world to demand they honor it and not only on this case.
On July 8 2008 I will return to court. to appeal a new 6 months prison sentence for speaking to foreign Media since my release 2004, I am asking the Media to report on my case and on the efforts of Norwegian Lawyers and citizens to grant me asylum.
Israel claims I still have a secret about their underground nuclear plant - a place I have not been to in twenty-three years and international atomic energy inspectors never have.
I said all I knew about Israel's Nuclear weapons Programs in 1986, because I [listened to] the voice of my conscience and wanted to avoid a nuclear wars. Since 2004, I have spoken with thousands of tourists and pilgrims in east Jerusalem and taped hours of video available on the World Wide Web.
Israel was founded contingent on upholding the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights. I am asking the world to demand they honor it and not only on this case.
Everyone has the right to leave any country, including his own, and to return to his country - Article 13-2.
Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers - Article 19.
VANUNU MORDECHAI J C.
KIDNAPPED IN ROME SEP' 30 TH'-1986.
AFTER 18 YEARS IN ISRAEL PRISON.VMJC
By: Mordechai Vanunu June 4, 2008