Israel
- Mordechai Vanunu, for revealing details of Israel's nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986.
- Meir Tobianski, falsely accused of treason during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Executed by firing squad but pardoned after his death.
Read more about this topic: List Of People Convicted Of Treason
Famous quotes containing the word israel:
“appoint for us, then, a king to govern us, like other nations.”
—Bible: Hebrew, 1 Samuel 8:5.
Leaders of ancient Israel asking the last of the judges, Samuel, to appoint a king.
“The greatest security for Israel is to create new Egypts.”
—Ronald Reagan (b. 1911)
“...that he may learn that there is a prophet in Israel.”
—Bible: Hebrew, 2 Kings 5:8.
Elijah to the king of Israel who has received a letter from the king of Syria looking for someone to cure his commander of leprosy.