Mordechai Vanunu - Wikipedia
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  • Arthur Besse@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
    10·
    19 days ago

    So his real problem wasn’t the Apartheid

    The text immediately preceding and following the bit you’ve quoted discusses his pre-whistleblowing activism which directly contradicts your conclusion.

    You also left out this part:

    Shortly before his scheduled release, Vanunu remained defiant under interrogation by Shin Bet. In recordings of the interview made public after his release, he is heard saying “I am neither a traitor nor a spy, I only wanted the world to know what was happening.” He also said, “We don’t need a Jewish state. There needs to be a Palestinian state. Jews can, and have lived anywhere, so a Jewish State is not necessary.” “Vanunu is a difficult and complex person. He remains stubbornly, admirably uncompromisingly true to his principles, and is willing to pay the price,” said Ha’aretz newspaper in 2008.

    “This guy is peak israel”? really?

    • Linkerbaan@lemmy.mlEnglish
      21·
      19 days ago

      My interpretation of this, is that feelings originated because he was not benefitting from israel and was facing discrimination, similar to Palestinians.

      He didn’t even disclose israeli nukes because of his activism. But because someone convinced him he could get a million dollars for it. Unless Wikipedia wrote a biased article, there’s not much ideological conviction based on selfless sympathy for Palestinians.

      Compare this to a story like Rachel Corry or Aaron Bushnell and it’s night and day.

      • Pissed@lemmy.ml
        6·
        19 days ago

        The world is still a better place after what he did, and he definitely doesn’t deserve the amount of persecution he’s under. Obviously nothing compared to what the Palestinians have been through, but it was still a good move to make.

        • Linkerbaan@lemmy.mlEnglish
          21·
          19 days ago

          The action was good but the reason looks more like self-enrichment than activism. Not much of a champion of the Palestinian cause. I prefer Gideon Levy.