Sunday, February 24, 2013

We Still Do not Know Why Israel’s Mossad Jailed Prisoner X, Ben Zygier



It’s Still Unclear Why Israel’s Mossad Jailed Prisoner X, Ben Zygier -- McClatchy News

TEL AVIV, Israel — The most commonly repeated story about why Israel’s Mossad spy agency nabbed one of its own and threw him into prison, where he hanged himself, is probably false or at least only part of the truth, according to people familiar with the way the Mossad operates. In the murky world of espionage, even what comes out in the news is subterfuge, they caution.

Right now, the facts about Ben Zygier, aka "Prisoner X," are few: He grew up in a prominent Jewish family in Australia, moved to Israel, served in the Israeli army, married and was found dead at 8:19 p.m. Dec. 15, 2010, in his cell at Israel’s Ayalon prison. For more than two years, Israeli journalists were prohibited from reporting on his death. That ban was lifted earlier this month after the Australian Broadcasting Corp. aired an investigation into his death.

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My Comment: The fact that Israel has disclosed nothing tells me that the intelligence operation that he was involved with is still ongoing.

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