Hizbollah Spy Allowed to keep Israeli Pension

Azmi Bishara, a former member of the Balad party until he resigned and fled Israel after an investigation into his role in helping Hizbollah in the 2006 war with Israel. Bishara is accused of giving Hizbollah information about strategic locations within Israel for targetting by rockets. He also gave Hizbollah information on rockets that did land to aid with the rocket's aiming. In return, Hizbollah wired large sums of money into Bishara's bank account.

On Monday the Israeli High Court of Justice rejected a petition, started by Danny Danon head the international Likud organization, asking to strip Bishara of his Israeli citizenship and pension. Haaretz

The High Court of Justice yesterday rejected a petition demanding that it strip former MK Azmi Bishara (Balad) of both his citizenship and his pension.

Bishara fled the country after police announced that he was suspected of having given information to Hezbollah before and during the Second Lebanon War in 2006. As a result, he cannot be brought to trial and still enjoys a legal presumption of innocence.In June, therefore, Danny Danon, who heads the international Likud organization, asked the court to strip Bishara of his MK's pension and his citizenship. He also asked the court to order the fugitive tried in absentia.