Gonen Segev
Gonen Segev, ex-minister, gets 11 years in jail for spying for Iran
The former minister lived in Nigeria for close to 10 years where he practiced medicine after his license was revoked in Israel. He was arrested and convicted for drug smuggling and credit card fraud.
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Former cabinet minister Gonen Segev convicted of spying for Iran
Analysis: Why would a cabinet minister spy for Iran?
Middle Israel: The spy who came in from Beersheba
What sounds like a Hitchcockian tale of espionage and madness is actually a parody of Israel’s deformed politics.
My Word: Political manipulations and the reason for treason
When politicians are willing to sell their principles, we all pay the price. When they are willing to betray their country, the cost is unbearably high.
Alleged Iran spy Gonen Segev: How bad is the intelligence fallout?
But at this early stage, a decent estimate is that the damage is neither overly substantial nor so insignificant that it can be easily dismissed.
Putting treason into perspective
As far as solidarity goes, it is a slim platform – but it’s an important start.
Segev’s Knesset colleagues want him to get life in prison
“He was a paranoid megalomaniac who went from being the party’s most right-wing MK to selling out Israel.”
MK Odeh took part in Palestinian terrorist organizations' conference
Odeh confronted the police, and declared: “These will be defeated, and Jerusalem will remain with its nation, standing strong, victorious, and the capital of Palestine.”
Segev: I wanted to fool the Iranians and come back to Israel a hero
Former minister who spent time in jail is reported to says he had no ideological or financial reason to spy for Iran.
Former minister arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran
He was arrested on suspicion of committing offenses by assisting the enemy in a time of war and spying against the State of Israel and providing intelligence to the enemy.