JERUSALEM, June 5 (JTA) — Israel sentenced a former Palestinian collaborator to just under three years in prison for spying for the self-rule authority’s security services. The man, whose name the court barred from publication, was also convicted of contact with a foreign agent and being an accomplice to a crime. According to the charge sheet, the man received an Israeli identity card three years ago and moved to Israel. Last year, he met with Palestinian security officials and passed on information. The sentence of two years and nine months was relatively light because of a plea bargain.
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