Trial & Error, Mordechai Vanunu and Israel's Nuclear Bomb
by Gillings, Tom and McKnight, John
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- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition
- ISBN 10
- 185424129X
- ISBN 13
- 9781854241290
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Eastbourne, E Sussex, UK : Monarch Publications, 1991. First edition . Softcover. Good Condition. Octavo. Binding is tight and spine intact Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting No foxing in this copy All edges neat and clean The front cover has a small mark where a sticker has been removed, taking part of the photo and revealing the paper underneath Mordechai Vanunu worked as a technician at Israel's top-secret Dimona nuclear research complex for nine years before being dismissed in 1985 for pro-Arab sympathies. He left Israel on a journey that finished in Sydney, Australia, where he became friends with a clergyman, John McKnight.
As a result of his conversion to Christianity, he decided to expose Israel's clandestine activities. Retaliation was swift and ruthless. Vanunu was kipnapped by Mossad agents and tried behind the closed doors of a Jerusalem courtroom. Convicted for espionage, treason and betraying state secrets, he was sentenced to 18 years in jail. Despite being nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and having his case taken up by the European Parliament, Vanunu's appeals against the sentence have been rejected and he remains in solitary confinement, forbidden to speak even to the priest who brings him communion. This is his story, originally published in 1991, now with a new epilogue.
As a result of his conversion to Christianity, he decided to expose Israel's clandestine activities. Retaliation was swift and ruthless. Vanunu was kipnapped by Mossad agents and tried behind the closed doors of a Jerusalem courtroom. Convicted for espionage, treason and betraying state secrets, he was sentenced to 18 years in jail. Despite being nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and having his case taken up by the European Parliament, Vanunu's appeals against the sentence have been rejected and he remains in solitary confinement, forbidden to speak even to the priest who brings him communion. This is his story, originally published in 1991, now with a new epilogue.
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- Bookseller
- Spencer and Murphy Booksellers (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55832
- Title
- Trial & Error, Mordechai Vanunu and Israel's Nuclear Bomb
- Author
- Gillings, Tom and McKnight, John
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 185424129X
- ISBN 13
- 9781854241290
- Publisher
- Monarch Publications
- Place of Publication
- Eastbourne, E Sussex, UK
- Date Published
- 1991
- Pages
- 190
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- Intelligence Agencies & Espionage espionage, Israel, Mossad, nuclear bomb
- X weight
- 200.000 kg
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