- This morning at 9 am local time, a group of 30 armed
security men stormed the Anglican church compound in Jerusalem and arrested
Mordecai Vanunu, the nuclear whistleblower, who was released after 18 years
of captivity just a few months ago.
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- Bishop Riah told me that the Israeli security personnel
disregarded sanctity of St George Cathedral, brandished their machineguns,
scared the pilgrims and the clergy. The bishop demanded from them to respect
the church and remove armed men, but they refused. Vanunu was taken to
Petach-Tikwa for detention, the Bishop was told.
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- The arrest came when the attention is drawn to death
of President Arafat; actually an Israeli member of Knesset Yuval Shteinitz
demanded to re-arrest Vanunu who continued his demand for opening Israeli
nuclear arsenal for international inspection. Vanunu gave a few interview
recently, one of them is available on www.israelshamir.net given to Johannes
Wahlstrom, a Swedish journalist. He also gave interviews to British media,
encluding a live one.
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- Please intervene immediately, contact the Anglican Church,
the Archbishop of Canterbury, your goverments and church leaders. This
breach of sanctity of the Church comes two years after the siege of Bethlehem
Nativity by Israeli troops. This is the time to express solidarity with
Mordecai Vanunu, to demand his immediate release from captivity!
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- Israel Adam Shamir Jerusalem
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