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Like a modern-day Cain, Mordechai Vanunu walks the streets of East Jerusalem in search of a place to spend the night. He has no permanent address, and because of a cash shortage he moves from one cheap hostel to the next. He is forbidden to talk with foreigners. With Israelis he does not wish to speak. The Arabs in East Jerusalem do not try to befriend him, fearing trouble. He is a difficult and complicated man. His belief in his principles is stern and dogmatic, but is also cause for bewilderment. Even his family and most of his few supporters abroad have cut off contact.
His financial situation as well as his physical and mental health is deteriorating. But Israel, to paraphrase Gene Pitney, is “a state without mercy.” The security authorities and the courts, which back them almost automatically, are time and again after him. This is a vindictive, closed system that intends to apply the law as severely as possible. This week Home Front Command, one of the authorities dealing with Vanunu’s case, called in his attorneys Avigdor Feldman and Michael Sfard to tell them that the warrants restricting Vanunu’s freedom of movement and speech will remain unchanged. A similar announcement will be made by the Interior Ministry. Moreover, Vanunu still faces a four-month prison term for violating the restrictions – because he tried to enter Bethlehem on Christmas and spoke with foreign reporters. He has appealed to the Supreme Court.
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