Israel: ‘Malicious’ travel ban on nuclear whistle-blower must be lifted

Headline Title: Israel: ‘Malicious’ travel ban on nuclear whistle-blower must be lifted 17 June 2014 The Israeli Supreme Court’s refusal to allow whistle-blower Mordechai Vanunu to travel abroad is an inexcusable attempt to continue to punish him for what he did nearly 30 years ago, said Amnesty International.The Court issued its decision at the same time as Mordechai Vanunu was expecting to travel to events he has been invited to in the UK.He was sentenced to 18 years in prison in 1986 for blowing the whistle on Israel’s nuclear arsenal. Since his release in 2004 he has been subjected…

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