Hi there,

Immigration raids are spreading across the country. The agencies meant to protect public health are being dismantled from within. Public broadcasting is being defunded... Today, Democracy Now!'s independent reporting is more important than ever. Because we never accept corporate or government funding, we rely on viewers, listeners and readers like you to sustain our work. Can you start a monthly donation? Monthly donors represent more than 20 percent of our annual revenue. Every dollar makes a difference. Thank you so much.

Democracy Now!
Amy Goodman

Non-commercial news needs your support.

We rely on contributions from you, our viewers and listeners to do our work. If you visit us daily or weekly or even just once a month, now is a great time to make your monthly contribution.

Please do your part today.

Donate

Israel to Pay $1.1 Million to Family of “Prisoner X”

HeadlineSep 12, 2013

The Israeli government has agreed to pay a $1.1 million settlement to the family of an alleged Mossad spy who took his own life inside a maximum security Israeli prison. The Israeli government has imposed a strict gag order on the 2010 death of Ben Zygier, refusing to even acknowledge his case. He was apparently jailed after unwittingly jeopardizing a secret Israeli mission in Lebanon, and later found hanged in his cell. The payment to his family averts a public trial that could have revealed more details about his case.

The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation
Top