An Israeli legislator told the Associated Press that Israel is “staining its democracy” by holding a convicted nuclear spy in solitary confinement for more than 11 years. Dedi Zucker of the dovish Meretz Party made the comment after visiting Mordechai Vanunu, who is serving an 18-year sentence for disclosing Israel’s nuclear weapons capabilities to the Times of London.
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