Israel Jails Ex-Soldier for Leaking Document

A former soldier who leaked top secret details on Israel’s targeted-killing policy against unarmed Palestinian terrorists was sentenced by Tel Aviv District Court to four-and-a-half years in prison after accepting a plea bargain. Anat Kamm had faced life in jail on charges she deliberately intended to harm state security, but agreed to the lesser charge of serious espionage. The case drew worldwide media attention since the thousands of documents she leaked to the Israeli daily Ha’aretz shed light on the controversial but effective Israeli policy to assassinate terrorist Palestinian leaders. The case also highlighted the strict military censorship in place in Israel, which banned the media from reporting on the case.