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Blau gave Shin Bet dozens of printouts and his personal computer, "which was destroyed in his presence." Shortly after doing it, Kam was arrested on suspicion for having been the source.
3. "Why isn't Blau returning to Israel to explain all this?"
He took a three-month vacation to the Far East with his fiancee. While away, Kam was arrested. Shin Bet told Haaretz it reneged on its agreement, thus no longer assuring the immunity of his sources, especially Kam.
If he returns now, she may be further harmed as he'll be questioned on arrival, given a lie detector test, have his entire document archive examined, and called as a witness against her, besides endangering his personal safety.
4. In Haaretz's judgment, can state security be safeguarded without revealing confidential sources?
Indeed so. "The combination has worked and will keep working, and it's important to ensure" no change of policy so future sources will volunteer information they'd otherwise be reluctant to do.
According to Haaretz writers Ofra Edelman, Anshel Pfeffer and Gili Izikovich, in their April 12 article headlined, "Anat Kam waives immunity, urges Uri Blau to return to Israel:"
She's Blau's source, "her defense attorney Avigdor Feldman told Haaretz on" April 11, adding:
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