Tag Archives: Prisoner X

Australia and Israel trade counter-accusations about “Prisoner X”

Posted on 19 February 2013 by

Yesterday it was reported that Canberra was seeking answers from Israel over the “Prisoner X” affair – the secret arrest and apparent suicide of Ben Zygier in an Israeli jail 2 years ago. Australia has asked Israel to explain the … Continue reading →

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The strange case of “Prisoner X”

Posted on 14 February 2013 by

Israel woke up today to a story seemingly out of 1001 Arabian Nights. Even by the lunatic standards of Middle Eastern conspiracy theories this story ranks way above anything any of us could have imagined. And yet almost nothing definite … Continue reading →

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