'I am Mordechai Vanunu'.Anti-nuclear activist Mordechai Vanunu Mordechai Vanunu (Hebrew: מרדכי ואנונו was released from an Israeli prison April 21 after completing an 18-year sentence for telling the world about Israel's previously secret nuclear weapons program. Vanunu exited Shikma Prison saying: "I am Mordechai Vanunu, the man behind The [London] Sunday Times article from October 5, 1986, the article about Israel's nuclear weapons." The Anglican bishop of Jerusalem “Bishop of Jerusalem” redirects here. For holders of offices titled "Patriarch of Jerusalem", see Patriarch of Jerusalem. The Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem is the bishop of the Anglican diocese based at St. , Riah Abu El-Assal, accompanied Vanunu, an Orthodox Jew who converted to Christianity in 1986, to the Cathedral of St. George in East Jerusalem East Jerusalem refers to the part of Jerusalem captured by Jordan in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and subsequently by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War. It includes Jerusalem's Old City and some of the holiest sites of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, such as the Temple Mount, Western to pray and celebrate communion with clergy from around the world. Due to concerns for his safety, El-Assal has offered Vanunu temporary sanctuary, "I am inspired by Vanunu, who has prophetically pro·phet·ic also pro·phet·i·cal adj. 1. Of, belonging to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy: prophetic books. 2. sounded a warning to the world to end the nuclear peril," Catholic peace activist A peace activist is a political activist who strives for peace, and against war. Peace activists are part of the peace movement. The role played by peace activists in preventing wars have been questioned in a paper published by Dr. Art Laffin told Sojourners from Israel. "Having witnessed his release and meeting him for the first time after years of correspondence," Laffin said he's convinced that "Vanunu is truly a man of great faith and courage. Despite Israeli authorities placing unprecedented security restrictions on him, Vanunu's spirit is free," |
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