As the world’s attention focused on the death of Yasser Arafat, Israeli police have re-arrested nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu. The arrest comes seven months after he was released from an 18-year jail term for leaking secrets about Israel’s nuclear program. The Guardian of London reports Israeli police arrested him for allegedly passing on classified information to unnamed international parties. Since his release he has been barred from speaking with foreign journalists. But he has broken this ban with a handful of news organizations including Democracy Now. We’ll re-air a portion of our interview with Mordecai Vanunu later in the show.