Nasim Nisr Explained

Nasim Nisr (also spelled Nissim Nasser; Arabic: نسيم نصر; Hebrew: נסים נסר; born 1968), is a Lebanese and former Israeli citizen who was convicted of spying for Hezbollah.

Biography

Nisr was born in Lebanon in 1968 to a Muslim father and a Jewish mother who converted to Islam after her marriage. In 1982, Nisr moved to Israel and obtained Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return.[1] He lived in Holon, and was married with two daughters. His immediate family remained behind in Lebanon.

Nisr established ties with a Hezbollah agent through his brother in Lebanon. He was asked to supply maps of Tel Aviv marking electricity and gas installations, to extract intelligence from a top Israeli military officer, and to monitor the activities of Israeli armor near Ramallah.[2]

He was arrested in 2002, tried and convicted of spying for Hezbollah,[3] and sentenced to six years in prison in a plea bargain.[4] During his imprisonment, he gave up his Israeli citizenship, hoping to be included in a prisoner exchange deal. His release in a prisoner exchange was a Hezbollah demand during the 2006 Lebanon War, which Israel refused. However, on 1 June 2008, he was deported to Lebanon as part of a prisoner exchange for the body parts of Israeli soldiers killed during the war.[5] [6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Israel Deports Lebanese-Born Jewish Man Who Spied for Hezbollah. 1 June 2008. 30 May 2008. Bloomberg L.P..
  2. News: Singer. Roni . Israeli jailed for spying for Hezbollah; Canada bans group. Haaretz. 11 December 2002. 30 September 2012.
  3. News: J Who are the Mid-East prisoners?. BBC. 26 July 2006. 6 October 2006.
  4. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/988790.html Israel verifying identities of bodies handed over by Hezbollah
  5. News: Nisr's release raises hopes of freedom for more prisoners. Gulf News. 1 June 2008. 30 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080602174634/http://www.gulfnews.com/region/Middle_East/10217887.html. 2 June 2008.
  6. News: Who are the Mid-East prisoners?. BBC News . 26 November 2009. 30 September 2012.