BYE BYE GAZA - Barry Chamish

Contrary to his image as a prisoner of Zion who heroically
struggled against the KGB, Sharansky betrayed his
comrades, the aliyah activists and other Jews who tried to
emigrate to Israel. . .
It was due to the exposure of Sharansky's, "Request Of
Solicitation," that Prisoners of Zion, Ms. Ida Nudel, and Prof.
Kislek (who was severely beaten after Sharansky requested
he be investigated) understood why the KGB made hundreds
of arrests of Jews after Sharansky's arrest and trial. This also
explains why later in prison camp, Sharansky was appointed
a dnyevalny, a ward orderly - a job reserved for informers
and collaborators. . .
Despite the public standing of Minister Sharansky, and the
grim matters exposed in court, not a single person came to
testify in his favor.
Appeal to Prof. Elyakim Rubinstein, Attorney General of the
State of Israel.
We, the undersigned, former Prisoners Of Zion, aliyah
activists, and refuseniks are appealing to you in regard to a
situation compromising state security in light of facts brought
out in the suit of Sharansky vs. Nudelman. We have arrived
at the following conclusions:
Sharansky had created his famous image based on a false
myth concerning both his activities in the USSR and his
"prominent" role in the Zionist movement, and his "heroic"
deeds in prison. Some details of his camp life as written in
his book do not look like the real ones we actually
encountered in the labor camps.
In the initial stage of the hearings, Sharansky testified that he
had never mentioned any names of people involved in
Zionist activities while interrogated by the KGB. However,
after being shown in the courtroom the KGB archive
documents, he changed his testimony, claiming that while he
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