Israeli nuclear whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu asked Israel’s high court to let him leave the country. The Justice Ministry said in response that Vanunu, who was freed in April after an 18-year jail term for treason for revealing some of Israel’s nuclear secrets, still threatens national security.
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