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Ben Zygier in IDF uniform (YouTube screenshot)
September 10, 2013, 9:09 pm
Zygier’s family to get NIS 4 million in settlement deal
State maintains it is not responsible for Mossad agent’s suicide in an Israeli high security prison in 2010
By Lazar Berman and Adiv Sterman
The Ayalon Prison complex in Ramle, central Israel. (AP/Ariel Schalit)
July 10, 2013, 11:50 am
Second ‘Prisoner X’ held for ‘far more serious crime’
Officials dismiss concerns over policy that cloaks the existence of high-profile inmates held for national security offenses
By Gavriel Fiske
Ben Zygier in IDF uniform (YouTube screenshot)
July 9, 2013, 9:48 am
Israel held a second ‘Prisoner X,’ report reveals
Second inmate had already been convicted, not clear if still in jail; probe of Zygier’s death finds suicide could have been thwarted, but cell cameras weren’t monitored
By Asher Zeiger
Ben Zygier. (Screenshot ABC TV via Youtube)
July 3, 2013, 7:36 pm
Mossad agent Zygier’s family said seeking $1.5 million
Australian spy’s next of kin demanding compensation, saying authorities knew he intended to take his own life
Avigdor Liberman (photo credit: Yoav Ari Dudkevitch/Flash90)
June 18, 2013, 12:30 am
Liberman seeks polygraph tests to root out Prisoner X leaker
Yisrael Beytenu head believes subcommittee member divulged classified material surrounding suicide of Mossad agent Ben Zygier
By ToI Staff
Ben Zygier (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
June 9, 2013, 10:03 pm
Knesset finds ‘severe’ failures in Zygier case
Draft report from Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee accuses Mossad of serious mistakes in ‘Prisoner’ X affair
By Lazar Berman
Ben Zygier in IDF uniform (YouTube screenshot)
May 7, 2013, 11:49 pm
Families of missing soldiers lash state, not Zygier
Relatives of MIAs say government is at fault for not returning their loved ones, not wayward spy who killed himself in prison
By Stuart Winer
Ben Zygier in IDF uniform (YouTube screenshot)
April 25, 2013, 12:47 pm
State won’t press charges over Mossad spy Zygier death
Justice Ministry says there’s not enough evidence to show a causal link between prison negligence and suicide of jailed agent in his cell
By Stuart Winer
Ben Zygier (photo credit: Screenshot ABC TV via YouTube)
April 25, 2013, 10:53 am
Judge: Prison service culpable for Zygier’s death
Evidence shows that negligence by jail staff led to suicide behind bars of Australian-born Mossad agent while awaiting trial
By Stuart Winer
Ben Zygier at his wedding (photo credit: screen capture Channel 10)
April 5, 2013, 3:40 pm
Zygier ‘discussed plea bargain with mother hours before his suicide’
Mossad’s inability to spot that Australian-born agent was unsuitable recruit constitutes ‘a crushing failure’ now being investigated by the agency, Yedioth Ahronoth reports
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Ben Zygier. (Screenshot ABC TV via Youtube)
March 26, 2013, 8:14 am
Australian FM demands answers from Israel on Zygier case
We need ‘a comprehensive accounting for his arrest, his detention, his suicide,’ says Bob Carr of the Mossad spy affair, highlighting alleged misuse of Australian passports
By Ron Friedman
Ben Zygier (photo credit: Screenshot ABC TV via YouTube)
March 24, 2013, 3:34 pm
‘Mossad man Zygier inadvertently exposed Lebanese spies’
Australian-born spy, who killed himself in jail, had been charged for an unauthorized operation that blew cover of two Lebanese-based agents watching Hezbollah, Der Spiegel reports
By Stuart Winer
Ben Zygier (photo credit: YouTube screenshot)
March 5, 2013, 12:46 am
Zygier meant well but messed up, prison source tells Channel 2
TV report portrays Australian-born Mossad spy as a complex, sensitive man who made a mistake, and describes how he deteriorated in isolation, ultimately killing himself
By Michal Shmulovich
Avigdor Liberman, February 2013 (photo credit: Flash90)
February 26, 2013, 1:28 pm
Liberman: Israel made no mistakes in Zygier case
Former foreign minister also says international community must not just rely on sanctions to stop Iran’s nuclear program
By Ilan Ben Zion
Ben Zygier. (Screenshot ABC TV via Youtube)
From the WebFebruary 22, 2013, 5:19 pm
Israeli intelligence told Aussies Zygier was in jail
Inside source further refutes speculation that Zygier was in direct contact with Australian security services, the Brisbane Times reports
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