Born: 13-Oct-1954
Birthplace: Marrakech, Morocco

Gender: Male
Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian
Race or Ethnicity: Middle Eastern
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Activist

Nationality: Israel
Executive summary: Blew whistle on Israel's nukes

Military service: Israeli Defense Force (1971-74 mandatory service)

After a layoff in November 1985, Vanunu told the London Sunday Times about Israel's nuclear capability at the Dimona reactor. Among his revelations were that Israel had a stockpile of 100 and perhaps as many as 200 nuclear weapons, far greater than the 40 that had been estimated.

Israel tricked Vanunu into visiting Rome, where the Mossad kidnapped him and brought him back to Israel. He was put on trial in August of 1987, and sentenced to 19 years imprisonment -- most of which has been spent in solitary confinement.

Scheduled was freed from Schickma Prison on 20 April 2004. Israel imposed restrictions on his movement, forcing him to stay in the country originally for one year after his release, though the country has since delayed his exemption until 2007. where presumably he will be assassinated by parties to be decided. On 11 November 2004, he was re-arrested by a twenty-man commando team on suspicion of leaking national secrets.

Vanunu has since converted to Christianity.

Father: (Rabbi)
Brother: Meir

    University: Ben Gurion University

    Kidnapped
    Treason Jailed 1986-2004
    House Arrest (Nov-2004)
    House Arrest (Dec-2004)
    Converted to Anglicanism (1985)
    Adopted (1997)
    Jewish Ancestry

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