From Socialist Worker (US) Former Israeli nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu became a hero of antiwar and anti-nuclear activists around the world when he acted on his conscience in 1986 to reveal the details of Israel's arsenal of nuclear weaponry. Shortly thereafter, he was kidnapped by Israeli secret service agents and taken to Israel, where he spent 18 years in prison. Since 2004, Vanunu has lived under a highly restrictive house arrest. In early May, Vanunu sent a letter to Israeli officials requesting the revocation of his citizenship under a new Israeli law that authorizes the rescinding of citizenship to those convicted of "espionage" or "treason." The law, proposed by the hardline party of Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and passed in March, was intended to target Israel's Arab citizens by requiring them to take a loyalty oath or face revocation of citizenship. In the letter that reprinted here, Vanunu explains why this law should compel Israel t...

Palestine: Students under Occupation feat interview with Mordechai Vanunu 2003 Made by Stewart and Patrick. Two students members of Stop the War Coalition visit occupied Palestine to interview and build links with students resisting the occupation. Featuring interviews with Mordechai Vanunu (lifted the lid on Israel's Nukes stockpile in the 70s and kidnapped and imprisoned as a result) and Arun Gandhi. Thanks to Leninism 2.0