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First televised interview with VANUNU

category national | anti-war / imperialism | news report author Wednesday February 23, 2005 12:45author by IPSC - IPSC

Mordechi Vanunu

The first visually recorded interview with Mordechi Vanunu, Israeli nuclear whistleblower will be shown in Limerick tonight at UL at 8pm

Mordechi Vanunu the israeli nuclear whistleblower, kidnapped and jailed in 1986 for revealing Israels secret nuclear programme was released in April 2004. Since then he has been living in St George's Cathedral in East Jerusalem under restrictions imposed by Israel. He is not allowed travel outside the country or visit foregin embassies. He is not allowed talk to foreigners or to give interviews. However two members of the Limerick branch of the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign have just returned from Jerusalem where they recorded an interview with Vanunu in which he speaks about his revelations, his time in prison and the current situation in Palestine.

This interview is being screened in UL tonight at the innaugrual meeting of the UL Palestine Solidarity Society.

The speakers will also give an account of their recent visit to the region

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