Ten lingering questions on the Prisoner X affair

While there is little reason to disbelieve the Israeli report's conclusion of suicide, there is still a long list of questions hovering over the case. Here are the main ones.

By Anshel Pfeffer | 20:52 19.02.13 |

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The publication of the heavily redacted version of Judge Daphna Blattman-Qadrai's report on the lonely death of Ben Zygier in Ayalon Prison on December 15, 2010 is probably the last piece of official evidence we will have on the case for a...

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And what about Meir Dagan?
- By Michael
- 20 Feb 2013
- 00:21PM
What does Dagan have to answer for? What instructions did he give to the Prison Service, the interrogators, and the Prosection?
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"While there is little reason to disbelieve the Israeli ..." comedy column?
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- 20 Feb 2013
- 05:53AM
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Lingering questions
- By nadya
- 20 Feb 2013
- 02:16AM
Would anybody believe anything the Israeli government has to say at this point? Hasbara will be their answer.
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Pres US visit Israel
- By Susan-American
- 19 Feb 2013
- 11:42PM
Emblem for the visit has been slelected. The Israeli flag leading the way with America's Stripes attached behind. Is that how meeting and future will go? Israel leads with American blood and spirit backing Israel while you buy more boats for the Haifa marina? As in Iraq and Afghanistan? Party is over boys.
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Also...
- By Rysk
- 19 Feb 2013
- 10:02PM
1) Did he tell ASIO about Mossad operations in Italy and their passport scam or was he going to tell them? 2) Can you actually prosecute someone on the basis of what they could say? 3) Why did ASIO burn him out when there is good relations with ASIS? Anger over Dubai? Inter-agency rivalry? Latent anti-semitism?
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  Knee Jerk Anti-Israel
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  - 20 Feb 2013
  - 09:55AM
  A perfectly inoccuous comment generates 17+ dislikes. The knee jerk anti-Israel haters are out in force...
  
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'While there is little reason to disbelieve the Israeli report's conclusion of suicide...'
- By Colin Wright
- 19 Feb 2013
- 09:43PM
One of your better lines.
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