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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
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Israel verifying identities of bodies handed over by Hezbollah
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