Monday, November 23, 2009

Israel's next ambassador to Egypt is son of a spy

AFP:

"... A fluent Arabic speaker, Levanon was born in Lebanon, where his now 92-year-old mother was tortured and sentenced to death in 1961 after being found guilty of spying for Israel for 14 years, the official said. Levanon's mother was released in 1967 as part of a prisoner exchange in the aftermath of the Six Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbours that year...."

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