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In 2007, Vanunu was sentenced to six months in prison for violating terms of his parole. The sentence was considered unusually severe even by the prosecution, who expected a [[suspended sentence]]. In May 2010, Vanunu was arrested again and sentenced to three months in jail on a charge that he had met foreigners, in violation of conditions of his 2004 release from jail. In response, [[Amnesty International]] issued a press release in July 2007, stating that "The organisation considers Mordechai Vanunu to be a [[prisoner of conscience]] and calls for his immediate and unconditional release."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGMDE150442007|title=Israel: Mordechai Vanunu sentence clear violation of human rights|publisher=[[Amnesty International]]|date=2 July 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710201838/http://news.amnesty.org/index/ENGMDE150442007|archive-date=10 July 2007}}</ref>
Vanunu has been characterised internationally as a [[whistleblower]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/programmes/correspondent/transcripts/17_03_2003.txt|title=Correspondent: Israel's Secret Weapon (transcript)|date=17 March 2003|publisher=BBC}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/capturing-nuclear-whistle-blower-was-a-lucky-stroke-agents-recall-1.120228|title=Capturing nuclear whistle-blower was 'a lucky stroke', agents recall|work=[[Ha'aretz]]|date=12 November 2006}}</ref> and by Israel as a traitor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0404/stephens_vanunu.php3|title=The meaning of Vanunu|work=Jewish World Review|date=26 April 2004|access-date=12 November 2006|archive-date=24 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224155548/http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0404/stephens_vanunu.php3|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/04/21/1082530235940.html?from=storyrhs|title=Vanunu: traitor or prisoner of conscience?|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=22 April 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/22200/edition_id/448/format/html/displaystory.html|title=Vanunu: Hero or traitor?|work=JWeekly|location=San Francisco|date=23 April 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121208161538/http://www.jweekly.com/article/full/22425/vanunu-hero-or-traitor/|archive-date=8 December 2012
==Early and educational life==
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=== Political views and activities ===
His political views had begun to change and he became critical of many policies of the Israeli government. He opposed the [[1982 Lebanon War]], and when he was called up to serve in that war as a reserve soldier in the Engineering Corps, he refused to perform field tasks and instead did kitchen duty. He campaigned for equal rights for [[Arab citizens of Israel|Arab Israelis]].<ref name="apprenticeship">{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/06/16/1023864379443.html|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|title=The apprenticeship of Mordechai Vanunu|date=17 June 2002}}</ref> In March 1984, he formed a left-wing group called "Campus" with five Arab and four Jewish students. He became acquainted with many Arab students, including pro-[[Palestine Liberation Organization|PLO]] activists. Vanunu was also affiliated with a group called "Movement for the Advancement of Peace". He developed a particular resentment for what he viewed as the dominance of Israeli society by [[Ashkenazi Jews]] or Jews of European origin, and discrimination against [[Sephardi Jews|Sephardi]] and [[Mizrahi Jews]] from the Middle East and North Africa. He felt that he was looked down on by those who ran the Dimona facility due to his Moroccan origin. According to Dr. Ze'ev Tzahor of Ben-Gurion University, "he projected a deep sense of deprivation. He assumed an Ashkenazi dominance in Israel that encompassed all social strata and an Ashkenazi consensus closing off all possibilities of advancement for Oriental Jews." According to ''[[The Jerusalem Post]]'', Vanunu's anti-Ashkenazi feelings morphed into anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli feelings, and he became the principal advocate for Arab students on campus, arguing their case with what other Jewish students saw as irrational intensity.<ref>Hounam, pp. 39-40</ref>
In his security file at the Negev Nuclear Research Center, it was noted that he had displayed "left-wing and pro-Arab beliefs".<ref name="Gideon's Spies"/> In May 1984, he was questioned by the head of security at Dimona and a lawyer who was possibly from [[Shin Bet]], and was let off with a stern warning about divulging any unauthorised information.<ref>Hounam, pp. 36-37</ref>
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A number of prohibitions were placed upon Vanunu after his release from jail and are still in force:
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On 22 April 2004, Vanunu asked the government of Norway for a [[Norwegian passport]] and [[refugee|asylum]] in the country for "humanitarian reasons", according to Norwegian media. He also sent applications to other countries, and stated that he would accept asylum in any country because he fears for his life.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
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International calls for his freedom of movement and freedom of speech made by organizations supporting Vanunu have been either ignored or rejected by Israel. On 15 May 2008, the "Norwegian Lawyer's Petition for Vanunu" was released, signed by 24 Norwegian attorneys. It calls on the Norwegian government to urgently implement a three-point action plan "within the framework of international and Norwegian law" and allow Vanunu to travel to, live and work in Norway. On 11 October 2010, his appeal to rescind the restrictions and allow him to leave Israel and speak to foreigners was denied by the Israeli Supreme Court.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.salem-news.com/articles/october112010/beyond-nuclear.php|title=Israel Denies Vanunu's Freedom Again |publisher=Salem-News.Com|access-date=20 November 2010}}</ref>
In March 2015, Vanunu established an Indiegogo campaign to raise the $10,000.00 that he was ordered to pay the Israeli newspaper ''[[Yedioth Ahronoth]]'', when Israel's Court ruled against Vanunu's libel suit against the publication for a November 1999 article. ''Yedioth Ahronoth'''s headline read: "Vanunu gave Hamas activists information on bomb assembly in prison" and a second
On 7 May 2015, Vanunu reported the restrictions denying his right to leave Israel were renewed for the 12th year since he was released from prison.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thearabdailynews.com/2015/05/08/mordechai-vanunu-reports-israel-renews-human-rights-restrictions-12th-year/|title=Mordechai Vanunu Reports Israel Renews Human Rights Restrictions 12th year|work=The Arab Daily News|date=8 May 2015|access-date=15 June 2015}}</ref>
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On 14 July 2011, Vanunu appealed to the Israeli Supreme Court to instruct Interior Minister [[Eli Yishai]] to revoke his Israeli citizenship, claiming that "the Israeli street" and media were treating him belligerently, and that he could "no longer find his place in Israeli society", and that despite his release from prison, "the State of Israel continues to penalise him by imposing various restrictions on his person and travels".{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
Vanunu's appeal noted an amendment to the Citizenship Act which allowed the Interior Minister to revoke his citizenship even if he did not hold another one
On 31 August 2011, Vanunu wrote: "The court hearing about the restrictions, not to speak to foreigners, not to leave Israel will be on Oct' 3 [it is possible the date can be changed]. About canceling my Israel citizenship, we are waiting to hear from the Interior minister or we will have one more court hearing."<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/vanunuvmjc|title=Vanunu Mordechai|work=YouTube|access-date=15 June 2015}}</ref>
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