Published: 21 June 2018
Last updated: 4 March 2024
BEN CASPIT Israeli security sources admit that Iranian intelligence scored a point by recruiting former Minister Gonen Segev to spy against his country, but downplay his access to any sensitive information
Former minister could potentially face death penalty for spying for Iran (Times of Israel)
Former minister Gonen Segev — found guilty of drug smuggling in 2006 — has for years been a source of ridicule, his name usually only brought up in public discourse as a comparison with other loud-mouthed rule-breaking lawmakers.
Enlisting a former Israeli minister is a victory for Iranian intelligence (Haaretz)
AMOS HAREL If the charges against Gonen Segev are true, they show how important Israel is to Iran and raise questions about Israeli counterintelligence
Ex-minister likely a spy who knew too little, but Iran still got an intel coup (Times of Israel)
Any info Gonen Segev may have given Iran would have been outdated, but recruitment of a former cabinet member is major win for Israel's arch-foe, ex-national security adviser says
Photo: Segev in 2005 (Motti Kimche)
