Nasim Nisr

Nasim Nisr (also spelled Nissim Nasser; Arabic: نسيم نصر‎; Hebrew: נסים נסר‎; born 1968), is a Lebanese citizen who was convicted of spying for Hezbollah. Nisr was born in Lebanon to a Muslim father and a Jewish mother who converted to Islam after her marriage. Nisr moved to Israel in 1982, and obtained Israeli citizenship under the Law of Return.^[1] He was arrested in 2002, and subsequently tried and convicted of spying for Hezbollah.^[2] He was sentenced to six years in prison in a plea bargain.^[3] His release in a prisoner exchange was a Hezbollah demand during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, which Israel refused. However on June 1, 2008, he was released in exchange for the body parts of Israeli soldiers killed during the 2006 war. [1] [2]

See also

• 2008 Israel-Hezbollah prisoner swap

References

1. ^ "Israel Deports Lebanese-Born Jewish Man Who Spied for Hezbollah". Bloomberg L.P.. 2008-05-30. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601116&sid=ahlsnDEpHwkg&refer=africa. Retrieved 2008-06-01. 
2. ^ "J Who are the Mid-East prisoners?". BBC. 26 July 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5211930.stm. Retrieved 6 October 2006. 
3. ^ Israel verifying identities of bodies handed over by Hezbollah

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