Whistelblower's Freedom of Speech Trial in Mid East Democracy - by eileen fleming

Whistelblower's Freedom of Speech Trial in Mid East Democracy - by eileen fleming: "Jerusalem- During this reporter's March 2006 interview with Mordechai Vanunu, he stated, 'This administration tells me I am not allowed to speak to foreigners, the Media, and the world. But I do because that is how I prove my true humanity to the world. My freedom of speech trial began January 25, 2006 for speaking to the media, the same day as the Palestinian elections.'

Only three journalists were present to cover the first day of this historic case which continues on without MSM coverage.

Although 'freed' in April 2004, Mordechai Vanunu has been forbidden to leave Israel, forbidden to speak to media and to foreigners under the draconian restrictions of the Emergency Defense Regulations which were implemented first by Britain against Palestinians and Jews after World War II.

After WW II, Attorney Yaccov Shapiro, who later became Israel's Minister Of Justice, described the Emergency Defense Regulations which denies Vanunu the inalienable rights of freedom of speech and movement as 'unparalleled in any civilized country: there were no such laws in Nazi Germany.'[ N.S. Ateek, Justice and Only Justice p.34]

On February 22, 2006 in a Jerusalem court it was revealed that Israel had asked Microsoft to hand over all the details of Vanunu's Hotmail account before a court order had been obtained.

They did."