OpEdNews - Page 2 of Article: Vanunu nails Iran and democracy

Israel by all its nuclear secret activities opened the way for any state to do the same. My view is that Nuclear Science and technology must be part of any modern state and society, so all the world and every state should have it.

After almost 50 years of secret nuclear activities and productions of bombs, America, France and the entire world should also intervene and demand Israel sign the NPT, follow all of the IAEA orders, regulations and restrictions.

Instead, Israel puts on me distractions.

The real issue in both states is democracy before any thing else and Israel is only a democracy if you are a Jew.

I fulfilled my sentence of 18 years in prison because I listened to my conscience and reported the truth that Israel was manufacturing weapons of mass destruction. It is over four years now that Israel has held me captive in East Jerusalem; forbidding me to speak to any foreigners or to leave the state, which is all I want to do.

The Norwegians know my situation very well and by mid-July, the world should hear some more about the Norwegian Lawyers Petition http://www.vanunu.org/ and about my asylum.

Norway could become a world leader in the Mid-East peace efforts if they will continue to speak up loudly against all the blatant human rights violations Israel gets away with in my case and with the Palestinians.

I go back to court July 8th and either face six months in jail for speaking to foreign media in 2004, or something else is possible. Israel can be free of me and let me leave the state, or I will remain here under occupation.

VANUNU MORDECHAI J C.
KIDNAPPED IN ROME SEP' 30 TH'-1986.
AFTER 18 YEARS IN ISRAEL PRISON.
Waiting In East Jerusalem.To Be Free,To Leave.
P.O.Box 20102. Salah Adin St'.
post office. East Jerusalem. 91384..
Mobile ( 9 7 2 ) 0 5 2 3 7 4 4 5 6 9.

http:/www.vanunu.com

When asked how world citizens could encourage Israel to have mercy on Vanunu and allow him to leave the state, Fredrik S. Heffermehl, Hon. President, Norwegian Peace Alliance and coordinator of the International Free Vanunu Committee, responded that concerned citizens could help by writing emails to the Norwegian government. A sample letter follows:

"Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg" < statsministeren@smk.dep.no This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it >,
"Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre" < umin@mfa.no This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it >

Dear Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre,

Thank you for the leadership demonstrated by Norwegian Lawyers, law students and three Supreme Court Justices, who signed the petition calling on your government to take bold action to protect Mordechai Vanunu against the ongoing grave violations of his human rights under international law and secure respect for his elementary human rights.

The Norwegian Lawyers Petition is also a way to be a true friend to Israel because it encourages the Israeli authorities to be faithful to their Declaration of the Establishment of Israel:

"On the day of the termination of the British mandate and on the strength of the United Nations General Assembly declare The State of Israel will be based on freedom, justice and peace as envisaged by the prophets of Israel: it will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion it will guarantee freedom of religion [and] conscience and will be faithful to the Charter of the United Nations." - May 14, 1948.

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