Israeli Whistleblower Vanunu Leaves Prison

Guardian story about the release today of Mordechai Vanunu after 18 years in prison for revealing Israeli nuclear secrets. The Independent has this story about Cheryl Hanin, the American-born Mossad agent who seduced Vanunu and lured him into his arrest.
The Madison (Wisconsin) Independent Media Center has a really in-depth story about the history of Vanunu's whistle-blowing, arrest and subsequent developments.

Israel must choose

Avraham Burg's article in the Guardian, The end of Zionism, presents the stark choice facing Israel and her allies: a choice between racism and oppression on the one hand, and democracy and a state that is either shared, or smaller, on the other hand.
"The Jewish people did not survive for two millennia in order to pioneer new weaponry, computer security programs or anti-missile missiles. We were supposed to be a light unto the nations. In this we have failed."