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The Israeli charged with passing information to Iran sitting in court on Sunday. (Moti Kimche)
Last update - 18:30 25/05/2008
Iranian-born Israeli charged with passing information to Tehran
By Jonathan Lis, Haaretz Correspondent and Reuters
Tags: intelligence, Israel, Iran 

An Iranian-born Israeli was charged Sunday with passing defense information to Tehran, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.

Rosenfeld said the man, who lives abroad, was arrested by police and agents of the Shin Bet security agency on May 8 after arriving in Israel for a visit. He was questioned on suspicion of having contacts with an Iranian intelligence agent, Rosenfeld said.

The suspect told interrogators he had repeatedly visited the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, and gave the Iranians names of acquaintances he said served in Israel's defense establishment.
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A court banned publication of the suspect's name or further details of the case.

The suspect was charged in the Tel Aviv district court on Sunday.

The suspect, who has been living abroad, was brought to Israel for investigation a few days ago.

During the questioning, he said that his visits to the Iranian consulate in Istanbul took place while he was living there in 2006.

Israel is home to tens of thousands of Iranian immigrants, many of whom maintain ties with relatives in their native land despite almost three decades of hostility between the two Middle East states.

A Shin Bet official said last year that many of the emigres first stop in Istanbul to receive permits from the Iranian consulate and come under pressure to spy against Israel.




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      1.   That`s treason! 14:41  |  Ros 25/05/08
      2.   Treason. 14:53  |  David Nigel Braham 25/05/08
      3.   hang him now! 14:54  |  Joey 25/05/08
      4.   whom to believe ? 15:12  |  Imad 25/05/08
      5.   now thats funny,a jew slipping the knife in another jews back 15:20  |  knife salesman 25/05/08
      6.   you get for racism 15:25  |  iranian oil bourse 25/05/08
      7.   Pollard in the US... 15:32  |  Avacado 25/05/08
      8.   Kudos. Long LIve Iran. Down with Israel, a failed state. 15:35  |  POP 25/05/08
      9.   The suspect sounds like he was kidnapped in another country... 15:45  |  POP 25/05/08
      10.   Even Israelis hate Israel.... Apartheid + Occupation = doomed 15:46  |  POP 25/05/08
      11.   giving information 15:48  |  Edithann 25/05/08
      12.   Avacado 7 pollard just happen to be the one that got caught,makes 15:49  |  fukisraelnjews 25/05/08
      13.   Him & Pollard are the same - both Heros? Hypocrites explain... 16:09  |  POP 25/05/08
      14.   An Iranian Spy 16:09  |  Brod 25/05/08
      15.   TO # 5 KNIFE SALESMAN 16:12  |  THE TEACHERI/NSTRUCT 25/05/08
      16.   THIS MAN IS MY HERO 16:12  |  *BEN JABO 25/05/08
      17.   15,i really don`t care whats going on in israel,i`m just laughing 16:21  |  knife salesman 25/05/08
      18.   Another John le Carre novel in the offing. 16:25  |  Stephen. 25/05/08
      19.   #13 POP, you`re the hypocrite 16:29  |  Conroy 25/05/08
      20.   free pollard 16:33  |  wh 25/05/08
      21.   knife salesman how many fake id`s have you used here to day 16:34  |  PETER SM 25/05/08
      22.   David Nigel! Should Iranians spying for Israel face death penalty 16:34  |  Roxana from IRAN 25/05/08
      23.   Death penalty for treason!!!! 16:37  |  Mark 25/05/08
      24.   Death penalty for treason!!!! 16:37  |  Mark 25/05/08
      25.   POP can`t read"after arriving in Israel for a visit" But sure can 16:39  |  PETER SM 25/05/08
      26.   LET HE BE UNITED WITH POLLARD IN U.S. 16:40  |  indrajaya 25/05/08
      27.   #19. Conroy, nice try, but this has nothing to do with Palestine. 16:43  |  POP 25/05/08
      28.   Even Israeli citizen hate Israel & love Iran. 16:45  |  POP 25/05/08
      29.   ROXANA should 16 year old girls be publicly hanged in Iran 16:48  |  PETER SM 25/05/08
      30.   #25 Peter SM, You support the Lynching of Pollard too... 16:49  |  POP 25/05/08
      31.   INDRAJAYA why not he be united with Arab/Moslem brothers in USA 16:53  |  PETER SM 25/05/08
      32.   POP Where did I say I supported lynching for any body.??? 16:56  |  PETER SM 25/05/08
      33.   26 Indrajaya, unite them both with the Palestinian collaborators 17:10  |  Conroy 25/05/08
      34.   # 33, CONROY 17:30  |  indrajaya 25/05/08
      35.   Article - Israel Charged w/Passing Info to Iran 17:33  |  Lars 25/05/08
      36.   charged 17:33  |  Shmuelshachor 25/05/08
      37.   Must be one of those Iranian Jews that Israel bribed to immigrate 17:38  |  POP 25/05/08
      38.   to Poop. He was visiting not moving... 17:50  |  Jose Pedro 25/05/08
      39.   # 37, POP 17:51  |  indrajaya 25/05/08
      40.   Iranian Jews Come Under Pressure To Spy for Iran 17:52  |  Eli 25/05/08
      41.   #34 Indrajaya 17:58  |  Conroy 25/05/08
      42.   Roxan # 22 _ Salam Khanoom Jan 18:00  |  Eli 25/05/08
      43.   # 38, JOSE PEDRO 18:18  |  indrajaya 25/05/08
      44.   A BIG MISTAKE is to compare Pollard 18:23  |  Dagma 25/05/08
      45.   JONATHAN POLLARD SPIED FOR ISRAEL 18:28  |  The Threadmill 25/05/08
      46.   #42 Eli, Aleike salam jenabe Eli khan! 18:30  |  Roxana from IRAN 25/05/08
      47.   garbage reporting says he came for a visit and was also brought 18:41  |  don 25/05/08
      48.   WOW 18:43  |  Palestinian 25/05/08
      49.   Who Is Watching Who? 18:54  |  Cool B 25/05/08
      50.   POP, Treason is not considered love! 18:55  |  Roxana from IRAN 25/05/08
      51.   Cardinals of stupidity 19:04  |  JOJO 25/05/08
      52.   Does AIPAC sell peanuts to Israel? 19:08  |  Roxana from IRAN 25/05/08
      53.   OOPS! 19:14  |  Cyrus the Great 25/05/08
      54.   to Indrajaya 19:25  |  José Pedro 25/05/08
      55.   #10 POOP 19:37  |  JordanisPalestine 25/05/08
      56.   #6 Iranian Oil Bourse 19:41  |  JordanisPlalestine 25/05/08
      57.   #16 ANOTHER FAKE POST 19:44  |  * BEN JABO 25/05/08
      58.   #4 Imad or is that Iminsane? 19:48  |  * BEN JABO 25/05/08
      59.   peterSM,the jew who ran away to australia,i haven`t used as many 19:59  |  fake ID 25/05/08
      60.   dagma # 44 i guess what your saying is its ok for jews to spy but 20:07  |  get real Dogman 25/05/08
      61.   Ben Jabo* 58 more name calling i see,i guess you jews can do what 20:09  |  so devious 25/05/08
      62.   #61 so obvious - POP just keep on following me 20:28  |  * BEN JABO 25/05/08
      63.   fuck em up 20:31  |  GUSTO 25/05/08
      64.   Roxana Azizeh Man # 46 _ Here Is My Response 20:36  |  Eli 25/05/08
      65.   #62 BenJabo, don`t talk about your mother like that 20:56  |  POP 25/05/08
      66.   With oil at 130$, many israelis will be tempted to spy for Iran 01:01  |  Aounist 26/05/08
      67.   "pop" 02:11  |  macchiavelli 26/05/08
      68.   Israel has no one to blame but itself. 03:07  |  Maureen Ann 26/05/08
      69.   Dagma # I recall claims in Pollards defense of Dual loyalty. 03:28  |  American in NY 26/05/08
      70.   Here`s Something For Iran 06:35  |  Yosemite 26/05/08
      71.   WOW SOME NERVES ON ISRAEL 08:58  |  FOOFOO