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Mordecai Vanunu

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Mordechai Vanunu
Mordechai Vanunu in 2009
Vanunu in 2009
Born 14 October 1952 (age 69)
Marrakesh, French Morocco
Nationality Israeli
Other names John Crossman
Known for Nuclear whistleblower
Spouse(s)
Kristin Joachimsen
 
(m. 2015)
Awards Right Livelihood Award

Mordechai Vanunu (Hebrew: מרדכי ואנונו‎; born 14 October 1952), also known as John Crossman, is an Israeli former nuclear technician and peace activist] who, citing his opposition to weapons of mass destruction, revealed details of Israel's nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986. He was subsequently lured to Italy by the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, where he was drugged and abducted. He was secretly transported to Israel and ultimately convicted in a trial that was held behind closed doors.

Vanunu spent 18 years in prison, including more than 11 in solitary confinement, though no such restriction is mentioned in Israel's penal code, nor imposed by his verdict. Released from prison in 2004, he was further subjected to a broad array of restrictions on his speech and his movement, and arrested several times for violations of his parole terms, giving interviews to foreign journalists and attempting to leave Israel. He claims having suffered "cruel and barbaric treatment" at the hands of prison authorities, and suggests that these would have been different if he had not converted to Christianity.

In 2007, Vanunu was sentenced to six months in prison for violating terms of his parole. The sentence was considered unusually severe even by the prosecution, who expected a suspended sentence. However, in May 2010, Vanunu was arrested again and sentenced to three months in jail on a charge that he had met foreigners, in violation of conditions of his 2004 release from jail. In response, Amnesty International issued a press release on July 2007, stating that "The organisation considers Mordechai Vanunu to be a prisoner of conscience and calls for his immediate and unconditional release."

Vanunu has been characterized internationally as a whistleblower and by Israel as a traitor. Daniel Ellsberg has referred to him as "the preeminent hero of the nuclear era". In 1987, he was awarded the Right Livelihood Award for "his courage and self-sacrifice in revealing the extent of Israel's nuclear weapons program".

Early and educational life

Vanunu was born in MarrakeshMorocco, the second of 11 children born to an Orthodox Jewish family that lived in the city's Mellah, or Jewish quarter. His father, Shlomo, ran a grocery store, and his mother, Mazal, was a housewife. Vanunu studied in an Alliance française school, and a Jewish religious elementary school, or cheder. In 1963, following a rise in anti-Semitic sentiment in Morocco, Vanunu's father sold his business, and the family emigrated to Israel. Vanunu was ten years old at the time. The family transited through France, spending a month in a camp in Marseilles before being taken to Israel by sea. Upon arrival in Israel, the family was sent by the Jewish Agency to settle at Beersheba, which at that time was an impoverished desert city. During their first year in Israel, the family lived in a small wooden hut without electricity.

Vanunu's father purchased a small grocery store in the town's market area, and the family moved into an apartment. Vanunu's father devoted his spare time to religious studies. He came to be regarded as a rabbi, earning respect in the market. Vanunu was sent to a Yeshiva Tichonit, a religious elementary school on the outskirts of town, which mixed religious and conventional studies.

After completing the 8th grade, his parents enrolled him in a yeshiva, but after three months, he was withdrawn. For high school, Vanunu attended Yeshivat Ohel Shlomo high school, a Bnei Akiva-run school, where he was an excellent student, earning honors. According to Vanunu, whilst in secondary school, he had a personal crisis which led to him deciding not to observe religious Judaism. In an interview, he said that "already at this stage, I decided to cut myself off from the Jewish religion, but I didn't want to have a confrontation with my parents because I wanted to complete my studies".

He finished high school with a partial matriculation. Vanunu's parents wanted him to attend a higher yeshiva; he agreed but left after a week. He then found a temporary job in the court archives. In October 1971, he was conscripted into the Israel Defense Forces. He tried to join the Israeli Air Force as a pilot, but after having been rejected by examiners, they sent him to the Combat Engineering Corps, where he became a sapper. After basic training, he completed a junior commanders' course, then a non-commissioned officers course, and was given the rank of Sergeant-Major.

He was stationed in a highlands area and saw action during the 1973 Yom Kippur War. In 1974, he participated in the demolition of army installations in areas of the Golan that were to be returned to Syrian control. Vanunu was offered a permanent job with the army as a career soldier, but declined the offer, and was honorably discharged in 1974. He then enrolled at Tel Aviv University and entered a pre-academic course, completing his matriculation, then began studying physics. During this period, he worked in a variety of places, including in a bakery and retirement home. After failing two exams at the end of his first year and realizing that the full-time work he needed to do to pay his tuition interfered with his studies, Vanunu suspended his studies and returned to his parents' home in Beersheba, where he found temporary work.He applied for a job with Shin Bet, the Israeli domestic intelligence and police service, but was rejected for reasons of incompatibility.

Negev Nuclear Research Center

In 1976, Vanunu applied for a job at the Negev Nuclear Research Center, an Israeli facility used to develop and manufacture nuclear weapons located in the Negev Desert south of Dimona. Most worldwide intelligence agencies estimate that Israel developed nuclear weapons as early as the 1960s, but the country has intentionally maintained a "nuclear ambiguity", neither acknowledging nor denying that it possesses nuclear weapons. Vanunu had heard from a friend of his brother Meir that well-paying jobs were being advertised by the facility.

After a lengthy interview with the facility's security officer, he was accepted for training. He signed a contract forbidding disclosure of sensitive security materials and had to promise not to visit any Arab or Communist countries for five years after his employment at the facility ended. He passed health checks, after which his training began. He was put through an intensive training course in physics, chemistry, mathematics, first aid, fire drill, and English. He did sufficiently well to be accepted and was employed as a nuclear plant technician and shift manager in February 1977. Vanunu earned a high salary by Israeli standards, and lived well. His work record was so good he qualified for a car and telephone allowance, though he had no interest in either and simply had his brother Meir's car registered in his name and had the telephone installed at his parents’ house.

In 1979, he enrolled at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Beersheba. Initially, he wanted to study engineering, but within a week switched to economics, and also began a Greek philosophy course. In the autumn of 1980, he took a backpacking trip through Europe. He toured LondonAmsterdamGermany, and Scandinavia, and then visited Greece and toured the Greek islands with a Canadian friend. After returning to Israel, he bought a flat in Beersheba. In the summer of 1983, he took a three-month trip to the United States and Canada with a friend, transiting through Ireland in the process on a charter flight through Shannon Airport. This was in direct violation of instructions from his workplace, which mandated direct flights to North America only, in case of hijacking. Upon his return he was threatened with a disciplinary tribunal, but this never happened.

His political views had begun to change and he became critical of many policies of the Israeli government. He opposed the 1982 Lebanon War, and when he was called up to serve in that war as a reserve soldier in the Engineering Corps, he refused to perform field tasks and instead did kitchen duty. He also campaigned for equal rights for Arab Israelis. In March 1984, he formed a left-wing group called "Campus" with five Arab and four Jewish students. He became acquainted with many Arab students, including pro-PLO activists. Vanunu was also affiliated with a group called "Movement for the Advancement of Peace". He developed a particular resentment for what he viewed as the dominance of Israeli society by Ashkenazi Jews or Jews of European origin, and the perceived discrimination against Sephardi and Mizrahi Jews from the Middle East and North Africa. He felt that he was looked down on by those who ran the Dimona facility due to his Moroccan origin. According to Dr. Ze'ev Tzahor of Ben-Gurion University, "he projected a deep sense of deprivation. He assumed an Ashkenazi dominance in Israel that encompassed all social strata and an Ashkenazi consensus closing off all possibilities of advancement for Oriental Jews." According to The Jerusalem Post, Vanunu's anti-Ashkenazi feelings morphed into anti-Jewish and anti-Israeli feelings, and he became the principal advocate for Arab students on campus, arguing their case with what other Jewish students saw as irrational intensity. He became known on campus as a radical. His activities drew increasing attention from his employer.

In his security file at the Negev Nuclear Research Center, it was noted that he had displayed "left-wing and pro-Arab beliefs". In May 1984, he was questioned by the head of security at Dimona and a lawyer who was possibly from Shin Bet, and was let off with a stern warning about divulging any unauthorized information.

In June 1984, he was again interrogated at the facility's security office. The next month, he left for France for two weeks with a student group to meet French-Jewish students in Paris and when he returned, he was interrogated again. In 1985, Vanunu reportedly joined the Israeli Communist Party. Vanunu later claimed that he had developed a very close friendship with an Israeli Arab, and after a year, discovered that his friend was being paid to spy on him.

Vanunu graduated from Ben-Gurion University in 1985 with a BA in philosophy and geography. In early 1985, he lost his job following a mass layoff of workers due to government cutbacks, but his labor union won him his job back. After he resumed working at the facility, Vanunu secretly smuggled in a camera and covertly took 57 photographs. He quit his job on 27 October 1985, due to repeated efforts by his superiors to transfer him to tasks that were less sensitive than his previous positions at the facility. He was given severance pay of $7,500 and a reference letter praising his work and describing his departure as a layoff.

On 15 April 2015, The National Security Archive of George Washington University published documents corroborating Vanunu's statements regarding the Dimona Negev Nuclear Research Center. The archived documents detail the discovery of Israel's nuclear deceptions, debates over Israel's lack of candor and efforts to pressure the Israelis to answer key questions about the Dimona facility.

Disclosure, abduction and publication

After leaving his job, Vanunu started attending Israeli Communist Party meetings, but was unimpressed with the level of discussion and soon stopped going. He also tried modeling nude for art students but was not booked again for being too nervous and jumpy. In November 1985, he moved in with Judy Zimmet, an American woman who was working as a midwife at Soroka Medical Center. After accompanying Zimmet and her sister on a tour around Israel, he embarked on a backpacking trip throughout the Far East, and planned to meet her in the United States afterwards, though he later became uncertain about continuing the relationship. On 19 January 1986, he left Israel for Greece via a boat from Haifa to Athens. After spending a few days in Athens, he flew to Thailand on an Aeroflot flight to Bangkok. He transited through Moscow, spending a night at a transit hotel there. During his time in Thailand, he visited the Golden Triangle, where he tried opium and hash cocktails. He then flew to Myanmar, where he met and befriended Fiona Gall, daughter of British journalist Sandy Gall. After touring Mandalay together, Vanunu flew on his own to Nepal.

During his time in Nepal, Vanunu visited the Soviet embassy in Kathmandu to inquire about the travel documents he would need for a future trip to the Soviet Union. He then returned to Thailand, and from there went to Australia on a flight to Sydney. Vanunu decided to settle permanently in Sydney, and after ten days of sightseeing, he found a job as a dishwasher at the Menzies Hotel, and then at a Greek restaurant. Meanwhile, he studied for and eventually gained a taxi license. He also began attending a church, and in July 1986, converted to Christianity, joining the Anglican Church of Australia. He moved into an apartment owned by the church and found work driving a taxi owned by a parishioner.

During this time, he met Oscar Guerrero, a freelance journalist from Colombia. Guerrero persuaded Vanunu to sell his story, claiming that his story and photographs were worth up to $1 million. After failing to interest Newsweek, Guerrero approached the British Sunday Times, and within a few days, Vanunu was interviewed by Sunday Times journalist Peter Hounam. According to American journalist Louis Toscano, Guerrero approached the Israeli consulate in August 1986, offering help in tracking down an Israeli "traitor". Guerrero was hoping to be paid. He met with an Israeli intelligence officer named Avi Kliman and told him Vanunu's story. Kliman was initially dismissive but took down Vanunu's name and passport number, which was checked. They met a second time, during which Guerrero handed over four crudely copied photographs. On 7 September 1986, two men who identified themselves as officers from Shin Bet approached Vanunu's older brother Albert in his carpentry shop in Beersheba and questioned him about his brother. They told him that he was in Australia, that he was talking to a British newspaper about his work at the nuclear research center, urged him to dissuade his brother, and then made him sign a non-disclosure agreement barring him from talking about the meeting. On 10 September, Vanunu and Hounam flew to London from Australia. There, in violation of his non-disclosure agreement, Vanunu revealed to the Sunday Times his knowledge of the Israeli nuclear programme, including the photographs he had secretly taken at the Dimona site.

The Sunday Times was wary of being duped, especially in light of the recent Hitler Diaries hoax. As a result, the newspaper insisted on verifying Vanunu's story with leading nuclear weapon experts, including former U.S. nuclear weapons designer Theodore Taylor and former British AWE engineer Frank Barnaby, who agreed that Vanunu's story was factual and correct. In addition, a reporter, Max Prangnell, was sent to Israel to find people who knew Vanunu and verify his story. Prangnell verified Vanunu's backstory, meeting a few people at Ben-Gurion University who identified Vanunu from a photograph, as well as meeting neighbors and others who confirmed he had worked at the Dimona nuclear plant.

Vanunu gave detailed descriptions of lithium-6 separation required for the production of tritium, an essential ingredient of fusion-boosted fission bombs. While both experts concluded that Israel might be making such single-stage boosted bombs, Vanunu, whose work experience was limited to material (not component) production, gave no specific evidence that Israel was making two-stage thermonuclear bombs, such as neutron bombs. Vanunu described the plutonium processing used, giving a production rate of about 30 kg per year, and stated that Israel used about 4 kg per weapon. From this information it was possible to estimate that Israel had sufficient plutonium for about 150 nuclear weapons.

During his stay in Britain, the Sunday Times initially put Vanunu up in a hotel in London close to the newspaper's premises, but shortly afterward, he was moved to what was considered a safer location: a lodge near Welwyn, in rural Hertfordshire, which was in an obscure location and accessed by a narrow road. Hounam considered it an excellent hiding place. During one foray into London together with a Sunday Times journalist, Vanunu encountered an Israeli friend, Yoram Bazak, and his girlfriend Dorit on Regent Street. They agreed to meet later. When they met, Bazak intensely questioned Vanunu on his views towards Israel's defense policy, and during the conversation, Vanunu told Bazak about the possibility of him publicly revealing secrets from Dimona to the British press, Bazak responded with a menacing threat. Hounam speculated that Vanunu's meeting with Bazak was no mere coincidence and that Bazak had been recruited by Mossad in an attempt to discover Vanunu's motives and try to dissuade him. Vanunu later grew bored of rural Hertfordshire and asked for a new location in London, and he was booked in the first hotel he had stayed in under a false name. Hounam speculated that as Oscar Guerrero, who had followed him and Vanunu to London, had already stayed there, Mossad likely had that hotel under surveillance.

In September, as the story neared publication, the Sunday Times approached the Israeli Embassy with the story, offering it a chance to rebut the allegations. The Israeli press attache, Eviatar Manor, was twice visited by journalists to discuss the story, and on the second visit, was handed some of Vanunu's photographs. The material was rushed to Israel for review. The Israeli response denied the allegations, characterizing Vanunu as a minor technician with limited knowledge of the reactor's operations.

Vanunu states in his letters that he intended to share the money received from the newspaper (for the information) with the Anglican Church of Australia. Meanwhile, Guerrero, despite having met Hounam and Vanunu at the airport when they arrived in London and receiving an assurance from Hounam that he would get his money, sold the story to the tabloid Sunday Mirror, whose owner was Robert Maxwell. In 1991, a self-described former Mossad officer or government translator named Ari Ben-Menashe claimed that Maxwell, allegedly an agent for Israeli intelligence services, had tipped off the Israeli Embassy about Vanunu in 1986. In sharing his story with the Sunday Mirror, Guerrero forfeited the agreed-upon payment of $25,000 from The Sunday Times.

The Israeli government decided to capture Vanunu, but determined to avoid harming its good relationship with Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and not wanting to risk confrontation with British intelligence, determined Vanunu should be persuaded to leave British territory under his own volition. Israel's efforts to capture Vanunu were headed by Giora Tzahor.

Through constant surveillance and analysis by Mossad psychologists, the Mossad found that Vanunu had become lonely and eager for female companionship. Masquerading as an American tourist called "Cindy", Israeli Mossad agent Cheryl Bentov befriended Vanunu, and on 30 September persuaded him to fly to Rome with her on a holiday. This relation has been perceived as a classic honey trap operation whereby an intelligence agent employs seduction to gain the target's trust—a practice which has been officially sanctioned in Israel. Meanwhile, the Israeli Navy ship INS Noga was ordered to sail for Italy.

The Noga, disguised as a merchant ship, was fitted with electronic surveillance equipment and satellite communications gear in its superstructure, and was primarily used to intercept communications traffic in Arab ports. As the ship was heading from Antalya in Turkey back to Haifa, the captain was instructed by encrypted message to change course for Italy and anchor off the coast of La Spezia, out of the port in international waters.

Once in Rome, Vanunu and Bentov took a taxi to an apartment in the city's old quarter, where three waiting Mossad operatives overpowered Vanunu and injected him with a paralyzing drug. Later that night, a white van hired by the Israeli embassy arrived, and Vanunu was carried to the vehicle bound to a stretcher. The van drove with Vanunu and the agents to La Spezia's dock, where they boarded a waiting speedboat, which reached the waiting Noga anchored off the coast. The crew of the Noga were ordered to assemble all in the ship's common hall behind locked doors, as Vanunu and the Mossad agents boarded the ship, which then departed for Israel. During the journey, Vanunu was kept in a secluded cabin, with just the Mossad agents routinely interrogating and guarding him in turns, while none of the Noga's crew were allowed to approach either of them.

On 7 October, the ship anchored off the coast of Israel between Tel Aviv and Haifa, where it was met by a smaller vessel to which Vanunu was transferred. Vanunu was detained in Israel and interrogated.He was detained in a Gedera prison, in a wing run by Shin Bet. On 5 October, the Sunday Times published the information it had revealed, and estimated that Israel had produced more than 100 nuclear warheads.

On 9 November 1986, after weeks of press reports speculating that Vanunu had been abducted, the Israeli government confirmed it was holding Vanunu prisoner.

Trial and imprisonment

On 6 January 1987, he began a hunger strike over his prison conditions. During a visit with his brother Asher and in a letter to his brother Meir, he complained, among other things, of being held in solitary confinement 23 hours a day. When Judy Zimmet traveled to Israel and asked to visit him in prison, prison authorities said they could only meet in the presence of prison officials and with them separated by a glass barrier. Vanunu rejected these conditions, demanding he is allowed to meet her face to face. He filed three appeals to the Israeli Supreme Court protesting his conditions, which were rejected. After 33 days, Vanunu ended his hunger strike.

On 30 August 1987, Vanunu's trial opened. He was charged with treason, aggravated espionage, and collection of secret information with intent to impair state security. The trial, held in secret, took place in the Jerusalem District Court before Chief Justice Eliyahu Noam and Judges Zvi Tal and Shalom Brenner. Vanunu was initially represented by Amnon Zichroni, then by Avigdor Feldman, a prominent Israeli civil and human rights lawyer. The prosecutor was Uzi Hasson. Vanunu was denied contact with the media, but he inscribed the details of his abduction (or "hijacking", as he put it), on the palm of his hand, which he held against the van's window while being transported to court, for the waiting press to get that information.

The death penalty in Israel is restricted to special circumstances, and only two executions have ever taken place there. In 2004, former Mossad director Shabtai Shavit told Reuters that the option of extrajudicial execution was considered in 1986, but rejected because "Jews don't do that to other Jews." Treason is a capital offense under Israeli law, and Vanunu could have faced the death penalty, but prosecutor Uzi Hasson announced that he would not seek the death penalty.

During his trial, Vanunu was brought to court wearing a motorcycle helmet to conceal his face. On 1 September 1987, while being brought into court, Vanunu tried to take off his helmet and started shouting in an apparent attempt to talk to the reporters nearby. His guards stopped him using physical force, and police sirens were turned on to drown out his voice.

Peter Hounam and Frank Barnaby both testified as defense witnesses for Vanunu. Before appearing in court, Hounam was warned that he would be arrested if he reported on the proceedings or his own testimony. He was allowed to report that he "gave evidence" regarding his "relationship" with Vanunu.

On 28 March 1988, Vanunu was convicted. He was sentenced to eighteen years of imprisonment from the date of his abduction in Rome. The Israeli government refused to release the transcript of the court case until, under a threat of legal action, it agreed to let censored extracts be published in Yedioth Ahronoth, an Israeli newspaper, in late 1999.

Vanunu served his sentence at Shikma Prison in Ashkelon, where he was held in administratively imposed solitary confinement. On 3 May 1989, he appealed his conviction and sentence to the Israeli Supreme Court and was brought from prison in a closed police vehicle to the Supreme Court for an appeal hearing. In 1990, his appeal was rejected. The following year, an appeal to the Supreme Court arguing for better prison conditions was also rejected. On 12 March 1998, after having spent over eleven years in solitary confinement, Vanunu was released into the general prison population. While in prison, Vanunu took part in small acts of defiance, such as refusing psychiatric treatment, refusing to initiate conversations with the guards, reading only English-language newspapers rather than Hebrew ones, refusing to work, refusing to eat lunch when it was served, and watching only BBC television. "He is the most stubborn, principled and tough person I have ever met", said his lawyer, Avigdor Feldman. In 1998, Vanunu appealed to the Supreme Court for his Israeli citizenship to be revoked. The Interior Minister denied Vanunu's request on grounds that he did not have another citizenship. He was denied parole because he refused to promise that he would never speak of the Dimona facility or his kidnapping and imprisonment.

Many critics argue that Vanunu had no additional information that would pose a real security threat to Israel and that its government's only motivation is to avoid political embarrassment and financial complications for itself and allies such as the United States. By not acknowledging possession of nuclear weapons, Israel avoids a US legal prohibition on funding countries that proliferate weapons of mass destruction. Such an admission would prevent Israel from receiving over $2 billion each year in military and other aid from Washington. Ray Kidder, then a senior American nuclear scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, has said:

On the basis of this research and my own professional experience, I am ready to challenge any official assertion that Mr. Vanunu possesses any technical nuclear information not already made public.

Release, liberties restrictions and asylum applications

Vanunu was released from prison on 21 April 2004. Surrounded by dozens of journalists and flanked by two of his brothers, he held an impromptu press conference but refused to answer questions in Hebrew because of the suffering he said he sustained at the hands of the State of Israel. Vanunu said Israel's Mossad spy agency and the Shin Bet security services tried to rob him of his sanity by keeping him in solitary confinement. "You didn't succeed to break me, you didn't succeed to make me crazy," he said. Vanunu also called for Israel's nuclear disarmament, and for its dismantlement as a Jewish state. Around 200 supporters and a smaller number of counter-demonstrators attended the conference. He indicated a desire to completely dissociate himself from Israel, initially refusing to speak in Hebrew, and planning to move to Europe or the United States as soon as the Israeli government would permit him to do so.

Shortly before his scheduled release, Vanunu remained defiant under interrogation by the security service, Shin Bet. In recordings of the interview made public after his release, he is heard saying "I am neither a traitor nor a spy, I only wanted the world to know what was happening." He also said, "We don't need a Jewish state. There needs to be a Palestinian state. Jews can, and have lived anywhere, so a Jewish State is not necessary." "Vanunu is a difficult and complex person. He remains stubbornly, admirably uncompromisingly true to his principles, and is willing to pay the price", said Ha'aretz newspaper in 2008.

Following his release, Vanunu moved to an apartment in Jaffa. After the address was published in the media, he decided to live in St. George's Cathedral in Jerusalem. He regularly receives visitors and sympathizers and has repeatedly defied the conditions of his release by giving interviews to foreign journalists.

A number of prohibitions were placed upon Vanunu after his release from jail and are still in force:

  • he shall not leave Israel
  • he shall not speak to any foreigner unless granted approval to do so by Shin Bet
  • he shall not come within 550 yards (500 m) of a border crossing or airport
  • he shall not come within 100 yards (90 m) of a foreign embassy
  • his phone and Internet use shall be subject to monitoring
  • he shall notify authorities of any change in his place of residence, and whom he intends to meet

On 22 April 2004, Vanunu asked the government of Norway for a Norwegian passport and asylum in the country for "humanitarian reasons", according to Norwegian media. He also sent applications to other countries, and stated that he would accept asylum in any country because he fears for his life.

Former conservative Norwegian Prime Minister Kåre Willoch asked the conservative government to give Vanunu asylum, and the University of Tromsø offered him a job. On 9 April 2008, it was revealed that Vanunu's request for asylum in Norway was rejected in 2004 by Erna Solberg, at the time Minister of Local Government in the liberal coalition government led by then Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik.

While the Norwegian foreigner directorate (State Department) (UDI) had been prepared to grant Vanunu asylum, it was suddenly decided that the application could not be accepted because Vanunu had applied for it from outside of the borders of Norway. An unclassified document revealed that Solberg and the government considered that extracting Vanunu from Israel might be seen as an action against Israel and thereby unfitting the Norwegian government's traditional role as a friend of Israel and as a political player in the Middle East. Since the information has been revealed, Solberg has rejected criticism and defended her decision.

Vanunu's application for asylum in Sweden was also rejected on the grounds that Sweden, like Norway, does not accept absentee asylum applications. He also unsuccessfully requested asylum in Ireland, which would require him to first be allowed to leave Israel. He has not applied for asylum in his native Morocco.

In 2006, Amnesty International's British branch chief, Kate Allen, wrote that Microsoft handed over the details of Vanunu's Hotmail email account at the demand of Israeli authorities while that country investigated whether he was communicating with foreign journalists. The hand-over happened before a court order had been obtained.

International calls for his freedom of movement and freedom of speech made by organizations supporting Vanunu have been either ignored or rejected by Israel. On 15 May 2008, the "Norwegian Lawyer's Petition for Vanunu" was released, signed by 24 Norwegian attorneys. It calls on the Norwegian government to urgently implement a three-point action plan "within the framework of international and Norwegian law" and allow Vanunu to travel to, live and work in Norway. On 11 October 2010, his appeal to rescind the restrictions and allow him to leave Israel and speak to foreigners was denied by the Israeli Supreme Court.

In March 2015, Vanunu established an Indiegogo campaign to raise the $10,000.00 that he was ordered to pay the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, when Israel's Court ruled against Vanunu's libel suit against the publication for a November 1999 article. Yedioth Ahronoth's headline read: "Vanunu gave Hamas activists information on bomb assembly in prison" and a second-page insert entitled, "He's done it again", claimed Vanunu sent messages containing bomb-making information to incarcerated members of Hamas. Avigdor Feldman, Vanunu's defense attorney argued the report was fabricated by Shin Bet.

On 7 May 2015, Mordechai Vanunu reported the restrictions denying his right to leave Israel were renewed for the 12th year since he was released from prison.

On 3 June 2015, Minister Vidar Helgesen said Norway had asked Israel to abolish the restrictions against Vanunu leaving Israel for humanitarian considerations. Centre Party foreign policy spokesman Navarsete stated, "I would urge the government to make a difference…it would attract international attention if Norway gave nuclear whistleblower asylum or emergency passport – despite the Israeli sanctions against him."

In September 2015, Mordechai Vanunu's eighth Petition to remove the restrictions against him was denied by Israel's High Court.

On 12 August 2015, Mordechai Vanunu and his wife applied for family reunification via the Norwegian embassy in Tel Aviv. Vanunu's exit to Norway must be accepted by Israel and his entry approved by Norway. Norway had previously said that they could only issue emergency passports to people who are already on Norwegian soil. However, his wife is a Professor at the School of Theology in Oslo, and thus fulfills the requirement that one must be able to provide for their spouse.

On 2 September 2015 Vanunu granted his first interview to Israel Media in a Channel 2 interview regarding the Mossad operative who trapped him in 1986.

On 23 December 2015, Vanunu wrote: "Freedom of speech and Freedom of movement. 2016 Freedom year" in an update to his 30 October 2015 statement regarding his 8th Supreme Court Appeal. On 30 October Vanunu wrote: "I had a court hearing on 26 October 2015. We appealed all the restrictions. I even spoke to the Judges. They gave to the police 90 days to end their investigation for the last arrest, after that they will decide."

On 24 February 2016, Vanunu tweeted his latest news regarding Israel's Supreme Court which has ordered the Prosecution to respond no later than 21 April 2016 regarding Vanunu's 8th Supreme Court appeal to end all restrictions and allow him to leave Israel.

On 30 January 2017, Vanunu wrote on Facebook that the three Supreme Court judges were to rule "in a few weeks" regarding his latest appeal seeking to end all restrictions against him so that he can leave Israel. As of 3 March 2017, the last Vanunu wrote on Facebook: "Vanunu Mordechai February 15 at 11:52 am ·We are now waiting for the Supreme court decision, it could be any time soon. And it could be good or nothing, so I am used to all this for 31 years,1986-2017. Freedom Must come."

On 2 June 2019, Vanunu reported at his Facebook Wall, "that for the 16th year, after 18 years behind bars" Israel renewed the restrictions against Vanunu "not to meet foreigners, not leave the country".

On 3 December 2019, Israel's Supreme Court dismissed Vanunu's latest petition seeking to end the restraining orders against "his freedom" and "privacy" citing "a concern about the probability of closeness to the certainty that if the restrictions imposed on Vanunu are removed, he will act to publish this relevant confidential] information."

On 1 June 2020, Vanunu reported on Twitter: “They renew all the restrictions for one more year, from June 2020 to June 2021...I will continue to post every month" at twitter.

Arrests and hearings

Yossi Melman, an Israeli journalist, wrote in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz "Vanunu's harassment by the Israeli government is unprecedented and represents a distortion of every accepted legal norm." Vanunu was denied parole at a hearing in May 1998. Five years later, parole was again refused. At this parole hearing, Vanunu's lawyer Avigdor Feldman maintained that his client had no more secrets and should be freed. However, the prosecution argued that the imminent war with Iraq would preclude his release. After the hearing, Feldman said, "The prosecutor said that if Vanunu were released, the Americans would probably leave Iraq and go after Israel and Israel's nuclear weapons - which I found extremely ridiculous." The real force blocking Vanunu's release, who had been known only as "Y", was exposed in 2001 as Yehiyel Horev, the head of Mossad's nuclear and military secrets branch.

Following his release in 2004, Vanunu appeared in Israeli courts on numerous occasions on charges of having violated the terms of his release. He was arrested and detained for attempting to go to Bethlehem, on at least one occasion his room in St. George's Cathedral was raided by policemen and his belongings were confiscated.

Yehiel Horev, the strictest of all the security chiefs in Israel, especially in regard to the protection of institutions such as the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center and the Israel Institute for Biological Research, is apprehensive that if Vanunu goes abroad, he will continue to be a nuisance by stimulating the public debate over Israel's nuclear policy and the nuclear weapons he says Israel possesses. This is the secret that it is claimed has not yet been told in the affair: the story of the security fiasco that made it possible for Vanunu to do what he did, and the story of subsequent attempts to cover-up, whitewash and protect senior figures in the defense establishment, who were bent on divesting themselves of responsibility for the failure.

On 11 November 2004, Vanunu was arrested by the International Investigations Unit of the Israel Police at around 9 am while eating breakfast. The arrest stemmed from an ongoing probe examining suspicions of leaking national secrets and violating legal rulings since his release from prison.

Police raided the walled compound of St. George's Cathedral, removing papers and a computer from Vanunu's room. After a few hours' detention, Vanunu was put under house arrest, which was to last seven days.

On 24 December 2004, in a vehicle marked as belonging to the foreign press, Vanunu was arrested by Israeli Police while he was attempting to enter the West Bank in violation of his release restrictions (see above), allegedly to attend mass at the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. After posting bail of 50,000 NIS, he was released into five-day house arrest.1

On 26 January 2005, the BBC reported that its Jerusalem deputy bureau chief, Simon Wilson, was banned from Israel after he refused to submit interview material made with Vanunu to Israeli censors. Vanunu gave the interview in violation of court orders. Wilson was allowed to return to Israel on 12 March 2005 after signing an apology letter acknowledging that he defied the law.

On 17 March 2005, Vanunu was charged with 21 counts of "contravening a lawful direction" (maximum penalty two years' imprisonment per count) and one count of "attempting to contravene a lawful direction."

On 18 November that year, Vanunu was arrested at the al-Ram checkpoint north of Jerusalem as he was returning by bus from the West Bank. The Israeli authorities claimed Vanunu's travel ban includes visits to the Palestinian territories.

Vanunu was informed on 13 April that the Israeli government has continued his house arrest in Jerusalem and renewed all the restrictions against him, for the fourth time and third year of detention in east Jerusalem.

On 30 April, Vanunu was convicted of violating the order barring foreign contacts and traveling outside Jerusalem.

In July, Vanunu was sentenced to a further six months imprisonment for speaking to foreigners and traveling to Bethlehem.2 The court's sentence was unexpected, and even the prosecution expected the court to hand down a suspended sentence, meant solely as a deterrent.2 Following his sentence, Vanunu commented that his conviction proved that Israel was still ruled, in effect, by the British Mandate because the law under which he was convicted is from that era. "Maybe I need to turn to the Queen or to Tony Blair in order to grant me justice," he said.

While having dinner at the American Colony Hotel in East Jerusalem with a foreigner, Vanunu was arrested for the second time on a Christmas Eve.

On 7 January 2008, the day before his appeal against the above sentence was to begin, Vanunu was re-sentenced to six months of community service.

In April 2008, Vanunu learned that Israel had renewed the restrictions against him again.

On 9 April 2008, it was reported that Norway had joined Sweden, Canada and Denmark in refusing asylum to Vanunu.

On 9 April 2008, unclassified documents revealed that the Norwegian Bondevik's Second Cabinet (19 October 2001 – 17 October 2005) denied Vanunu asylum in 2004 as a supportive gesture to Israel.

On 13 May that year, Vanunu wrote that although three judges had attempted to convince the Government Lawyer to offer community service in East Jerusalem, it had been denied. Vanunu's appeal against his six-month jail sentence was set to resume on 8 July 2008

On 15 May 2008, the Norwegian Lawyer's Petition called upon the Norwegian government to urgently implement a three-point action plan within the framework of international and Norwegian law, to grant Vanunu asylum and permission to work and stay in Norway.

On 23 September 2008, the Jerusalem District Court announced: "In light of (Vanunu's) ailing health and the absence of claims that his actions put the country's security in jeopardy, we believe his sentence should be reduced." Vanunu said his health is fine and that, "The issue is about my right to be free, my right to speak and my right to leave the state."

In October, Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond voiced support for him and stated his shared opposition to the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

On 26 November, it was reported that "Vanunu's Supreme Court appeal fighting a three-month jail sentence reduced from six] for speaking to foreigners – who happened to be media – in 2004, was scheduled to be heard in the New Year."

On 14 June 2009, Vanunu stated, "The Central Commander of the General Army testified in court that it is OK if I speak in public as long as I do not talk about nuclear weapons... They renewed the restrictions to not speak to foreigners until November. The appeal against three months in jail for speaking to foreign media in 200 was scheduled for January, then May 6th and June 18th. Now I am waiting for a new court date."

On 6 July, Vanunu's "attorney Avigdor Feldman...and the state agreed that after six months, pending a review of his conduct, Vanunu will be able to ask for the restrictions to be lifted and be allowed to travel abroad."

Vanunu was arrested by Jerusalem Police on 28 December in a hotel, following an alleged meeting with his girlfriend.3 The following day, Russian media reported that a search of Vanunu's belongings uncovered a letter from an American causing Israeli officials to be concerned that "he could be orchestrating something."

On 1 January 2010, it was revealed that Vanunu has known his Norwegian girlfriend, Kristin Joachimsen, a scholar and an associate professor of biblical studies, for two years.

Vanunu published a video message to the media on 7 January regarding his most recent arrest and Israel's "impotent" nuclear ambiguity.

On 14 April that year, Vanunu reported that the restrictions denying him the right to leave Israel were renewed for another year.

On 11 May 2010, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that Vanunu would "serve a three-month jail sentence handed to him by Jerusalem District Court and not community service" which would begin 23 May 2010.

Vanunu had been sentenced to community service but stated his refusal to perform community service in west Jerusalem, claiming that he would be in danger of being assaulted by a member of the Israeli public; however, he offered to do community service in east Jerusalem. The Court refused Vanunu's offer. Eleven days earlier, Amnesty International had released a press release following the announcement of this sentence: "If Mordechai Vanunu is imprisoned again, Amnesty International will declare him to be a prisoner of conscience and call for his immediate and unconditional release."

On 24 May 2010, Vanunu began serving his three-month prison sentence On 18 June, it was reported that Vanunu had been placed in solitary confinement. Vanunu was released from prison on 8 August.

On 14 July 2011, Vanunu appealed to the Israeli Supreme Court to instruct Interior Minister Eli Yishai to revoke his Israeli citizenship, claiming that "the Israeli street" and media were treating him belligerently, and that he could "no longer find his place in Israeli society", and that despite his release from prison, "the State of Israel continues to penalize him by imposing various restrictions on his person and travels".

Vanunu's appeal noted an amendment to the Citizenship Act which allowed the Interior Minister to revoke his citizenship even if he did not hold another one, and claimed that revocation of his Israeli citizenship would allow him to seek citizenship or permanent residency in a European country.

On 31 August 2011, Vanunu wrote: "The court hearing about the restrictions, not to speak to foreigners, not to leave Israel will be on Oct' 3 it is possible the date can be changed]. About canceling my Israel citizenship, we are waiting to hear from the Interior minister or we will have one more court hearing."

Vanunu deactivated his Facebook and Twitter accounts on 1 May 2012, following an announcement that the Israeli government was monitoring those accounts.

On 6 June that year, the High Court of Justice denied Vanunu's petition to renounce his Israeli citizenship. Vanunu said, "I want them to revoke my citizenship so that I can begin my life."

Vanunu was arrested on 23 April 2015, but it was not reported until six days later, when his attorney Michael Sfard posted on his Facebook page, "Vanunu was in a bookstore near the American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem where he met two tourists and to the amazement of the store's customers, it was raided by seven border police…after hours of interrogation, Vanunu was released." Vanunu was arrested on suspicions he had violated the restriction against his speaking with foreigners for more than 30 minutes.

On 25 September 2015, Vanunu reported "Sep. 10- Nine policemen come to my home with a search warrant and arrest warrant, they took all my digitale sic.] stuff, computers, iPhone, memory stick, hard drive, camera, CDs, everything, with all the passwords to all my internet activity. They are still holding all these thing. Sep. 25- I am back on the Internet, after one-week house arrest, and 2 weeks no Internet, all this for giving a TV interview in Hebrew, more than a decade after completing an 18-year jail term."

On 30 October, Vanunu reported regarding his 8th Supreme Court Appeal, "I had a court hearing on October 26, 201. We appealed all the restrictions. I even spoke to the Judges. They gave the police 90 days to end their investigation for the last arrest, after that they will decide. Without Freedom of Speech and without Freedom of Movement in Israel, now without my Computers and iPhone since Sep. 2015."

On 8 May 2016, Vanunu was indicted for "a single meeting with two foreigners that occurred three years ago", for moving into a different apartment at the same address, and for an interview, he gave to Danny Kushmaro at Channel 2, which had passed the censor.

On 4 July that year, Vanunu's trial for allegedly sharing classified information in an interview with Israel's Channel 2 television channel, for moving into a different apartment without informing the police, and for meeting with two foreign nationals three years earlier began.

On 26 January 2017, Vanunu tweeted that on 30 January 2017 he would return to Supreme Court petitioning for the end of all restrictions, so that he could leave Israel.

Israel's Supreme Court denied Vanunu's latest appeal to end all restrictions and allow him to leave Israel on 6 April that year.

On 10 July, the Jerusalem Magistrate's Court gave Vanunu a two-month suspended jail sentence unless "he commits another similar violation speaking to foreigners] in the next three years." He was also sentenced to 120 hours of community service.

Vanunu returned to Israel's Supreme Court on 6 November 2017 seeking to end the restrictions holding him in Israel so that he could be reunited with his wife in Norway. On 14 November 2017, Israel's Supreme Court rejected Vanunu's twelfth appeal.

On 2 June 2018, Vanunu tweeted, "after 32 years of all the Israel Nuclear secrets had gone to all the world they still claim I am a security risk" and on 3 July, he tweeted "They renew all the restrictions for another year after 14 years and 18 years in prison."

Awards and honours

 
Meeting with Vanunu, Ali Kazak, and Bishop Riah Abu Assal in Jerusalem 2005

Vanunu has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize every year since 1987.

Vanunu wrote the poem "I'm Your Spy" early during the first eleven and a half years he was held in strict isolation.5

Vanunu received the Right Livelihood Award in 1987. He was given an honorary doctorate by the University of Tromsø in 2001.

In March 2009 Vanunu wrote to the Nobel Peace Prize Committee in Oslo:

I am asking the committee to remove my name from the list for this year's list of nominations. I cannot be part of a list of laureates that includes Shimon Peres, the President of Israel. He is the man who was behind all the Israeli atomic policy. Peres established and developed the atomic weapon program in Dimona in Israel. Peres was the man who ordered the kidnapping of me in Italy Rome, Sept. 30, 1986, and for the secret trial and sentencing of me as a spy and traitor for 18 years in isolation in prison in Israel. Until now he continues to oppose my freedom and release, in spite of my serving full sentence of 18 years. For all these reasons I don't want to be nominated and will not accept this nomination. I say No to any nomination as long as I am not free, that is, as long as I am still forced to be in Israel. WHAT I WANT IS FREEDOM AND ONLY FREEDOM.5

In September 2004, Vanunu received the LennonOno Grant for Peace, a peace prize founded by artist and musician Yoko Ono in memory of John Lennon, her late husband.

In December 2004, he was elected by the students of the University of Glasgow to serve for three years as Rector. On 22 April 2005, he was formally installed in the post but could not carry out any of its functions as he was still confined to Israel. The Herald newspaper launched a campaign for his release.

In 2005 he received the Peace Prize of the Norwegian People (Folkets fredspris).5 Previous recipients of this prize include Vytautas Landsbergis (1991), Alva Myrdal (1982), Mairead Maguire and Betty Williams. On 24 February 2010, Nobel Institute Director, Geir Lundestad, announced that for the second year in a row, Mordechai Vanunu had declined the honour of being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

On 21 September 2010, the Teach Peace Foundation recognized Mordechai Vanunu for his courageous actions to halt the development and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by the Israeli government.

On 4 October 2010, the International League for Human Rights announced that Vanunu was awarded the Carl von Ossietzky Medal for 20106 and, on 16 November, sent open letters to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Ehud Barak and Interior Minister Eli Yishai, seeking Vanunu's free departure out of Israel to allow him to receive the medal at the Award Ceremony in Berlin on 12 December 2010.6 Nobel laureates cited as co-signatories to the letter include Mairead MaguireGünter GrassHarold W. Kroto and Jack Steinberger.

The request was refused and the 12 December Berlin medal ceremony was restyled as a protest event in support of Vanunu and nuclear disarmament. On this occasion, a musical composition, The Dove,6 was dedicated to Vanunu and given its premiere performance.

On 19 May 2015, Vanunu married Norwegian Professor Kristin Joachimsen at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem.

 

 

13. October 2021 20:05
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The Vaccine Scheme

13. October 2021 20:05 by Admin | 0 Comments

Please watch the latest videos from Richard D Hall on the vaccine and the subsequent effects experienced by doctors, undertakers and viewers. The Biontech vaccine appears to have foreign objects within it and this is the most serious condemnation of their scamdemic madness so far. We have been poisoned in the most terrible way this time and it is too late to complain, we have to fight.

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How they are protected

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The Legal System - prevents the law from functioning by being so expensive and complex as to prevent normal people from identifying the route or path to justice and by masking the path to responsibility concerning big business and their responsibilities. In other words the legal system is designed to make anyone trying to bring about change either become corrupt or just to give up or kill themselves. It is also designed to allow the perpetrators of the system to filter money from society at every part of its function and processes.

The Financial System - is designed to hide the largest criminal activities on the planet perpetrated by the leaders of the banking system. With it they design and guide war, famine, disease and crime. It has become one of the four cornerstone cancers of the human race. It is also a filter by which scavengers of our blood and sweat take and take from us and our families. Our lives have become the means by which their lives are supported.

The media is a brain polluting wash of sewage immersing the mind of everyone in a glutenous filth which prevents them from discerning direction to worth or being able to respirate ideas. It has become a disgusting path to dishonour, abuse and pointlessness. It is a disease of ourselves. It is also a system of diverting our toil into the pockets of endless executives who serve no creative or moral purpose, but for whom there is only the desire to use and abuse those with talent or decency. It is the cancer of our thoughts.

The Medical System - is now the weapon they use to poison and destroy us. A weapon of undoubted power because those within it preach morality, even though they have become as misused as the military or the intelligence services. It is also a way of taxing us for every breath that we take. It is the final of the four cornerstone cancers that pervade every moment of our lives.

6. September 2021 20:43
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Attributing deaths to COVID-19 vaccines - A Guide

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Attributing deaths to COVID-19 vaccines – a guide for medical practitioners

Version 1.3 Updated 18th August 2021

While death following COVID-19 vaccination is not an expected outcome of health care, in practice not all post-vaccination deaths will be vaccine-related but rather as a result of the person’s underlying health conditions. This document seeks to provide guidance for medical practitioners when certifying cause of death when a person has recently had a COVID-19 vaccine.

When is the death of a person who has received a COVID-19

vaccine reportable to the coroner?

The fact that a person received a COVID-19 vaccine some time prior to their death does not of itself make their death reportable to the coroner. The death of a person who has received a COVID-19 vaccination will only be reportable to the coroner if:

  • the death may be vaccine-related (health care related); or

  • the death is reportable for another reason (for example - the person died as a result of mechanical fall-related injury).

    The legal threshold for issuing a cause of death certificate in Queensland is whether the certifying doctor can form an opinion as to the probable cause of death.

    This is a clinical assessment based on information about the patient’s medical history and the circumstances of the death to arrive at an opinion about the most likely cause of death. For patients who have recently received a COVID-19 vaccine, this includes consideration about the vaccine’s potential involvement within the context of the person’s pre-existing comorbidities.

    Doctors who are considering whether to issue a cause of death certificate for a patient who recently received a COVID-19 vaccine may find the below information useful for this process.

    COVID-19 vaccine adverse effects

    Despite provisional Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) registration in Australia, there is wealth of knowledge on adverse effects post COVID-19 vaccination locally and internationally. Adverse effects with mortality risk related to COVID- 19 vaccination include:

    • Anaphylaxis

    • Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), also known Vaccine Induced Immune Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia (VITT). No biological or other risk factors have been identified that predict who will develop TTS. It appears to be an idiosyncratic reaction. Cases have been reported in all ages and in both men and women. At the time

1 Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 2003, s.30

Attributing deaths to COVID-19 vaccines, at time of publication, this syndrome appears to occur pr-dominantly following first dose of the COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca (ChAdOx1-S).

Interim criteria have been developed for diagnosis of TTS/VITT. These are listed below, however, for the latest definition please consult the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Society of Australia and New Zealand (THANZ) COVID-19 Resources:

  • −  COVID-19 vaccine 4-30 days previously

  • −  venous or arterial thrombosis (often cerebral or abdominal)

  • −  thrombocytopenia (<150x109) or falling platelet count AND high d-dimer (> 2 x ULN).

  • −  In certain cases, anti-platelet factor 4 (anti-PF4 antibodies) have been found.

    Symptoms of TTS/VITT occur 4-30 days after vaccination and can reflect the presence of blood clots in various organs. Reported symptoms include:

  • −  severe headaches unresponsive to simple analgesia

  • −  abdominal pain

  • −  significant respiratory symptoms/distress

  • −  visual changes

  • −  vomiting

  • −  seizures

  • −  focal neurological deficits/changes

  • −  confusion/encephalopathy

  • Myocarditis and pericarditis which have been reported very rarely following vaccination with mRNA Covid-19 Vaccines. For the latest definition please consult the joint ATAGI and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ) Guidance. For these adverse effects,

    • −  Symptoms typically appear within 1-5 days of vaccination, with most within 14 days after vaccination

    • −  more often after the second dose and in younger men (aged below 30 years)

    • −  Reported symptoms include:

      • −  chest pain, pressure or discomfort

      • −  palpitations (irregular heartbeat, skipped beats or ‘fluttering’).

      • −  syncope (fainting)

      • −  shortness of breath

      • −  pain with breathing.

  • An expected adverse drug effect (e.g. diarrhoea) may worsen an underlying medical condition and contribute to death in frail persons. Further information on COVID-19 vaccine adverse drug effects can be found online:

    • −  Comirnaty vaccine phase III trial publication

    • −  COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine phase III trial publication

    • −  COVID-19 vaccination – ATAGI clinical guidance on COVID-19 vaccine in Australia in 2021

      Additional adverse drug events of special interest being monitored for by the TGA for both vaccines that carry a mortality risk include:

• clotting disorders without thrombocytopenia (low platelets) including stroke, pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis

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  • seizures

  • acute cardiac injury, for example myocarditis and pericarditis, heart failure and cardiogenic shock, arrhythmia

  • Capillary leak Syndrome

  • Guillain-Barre syndrome.

    Some of these adverse events are being monitored because of a theoretical link to COVID-19 disease such as stroke, pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis. Other events, including Guillain-Barre syndrome, myocarditis and pericarditis and seizures, are being monitored because they have been observed with other vaccines.

    Proximity of the vaccine to the death and the proposed mechanism of death must be considered (e.g. VITT typically occurs between 4-30 days, therefore if a person dies within six (6) hours of vaccine administration from a clot, then VITT is less likely to be the cause).

    Doctors can also discuss their patient’s circumstances with a forensic physician from the Queensland Health Clinical Forensic Medicine Unit during business hours on (07) 3405 5755 or after hours on (07) 3722 1300.

    Ask yourself: “Knowing everything you know about the patient and their pre-existing comorbidities and health risk factors; would you have expected the person to die regardless of having received the COVID-19 vaccination when they did?”

    Where the doctor is comfortable the death is from a natural cause unrelated to the COVID-19 vaccine, the doctor is encouraged to issue a cause of death certificate. The death does not need to be discussed with or reported to the coroner.

    Doctors assessing if the death is from a natural cause unrelated to the COVID-19 vaccine should ask themselves these questions:

    • Has the vaccine directly caused the death?

    • Has the vaccine caused a side effect or complication that has caused or significantly hastened the person’s death?

    • Is there a need to reference the COVID-vaccine and/or a vaccine-related complication on the cause of death certificate?

      If the answer to any of these questions is yes/possibly/probably/likely or unclear the doctor should seek advice from the Coronial Registrar, Coroners Court of Queensland during business hours on (07) 3738 7050 or after hours on (07) 3738 7166.

      If the person dies in hospital, the body is to remain in the hospital morgue pending further advice from the Coroners Court. If the person dies in the community, the body may be transferred to the family’s nominated funeral director pending further advice from the Coroners Court of Queensland.

      Examples are provided in Appendix 1 to help certifying doctors determine when they should seek clinical or coronial advice about a patient death proximate to COVID-19 vaccination.

      Resources

  • When is the death of a person who has received a COVID-19 vaccination reportable to the coroner?

  • Issuing cause of death certificates for apparent natural causes deaths - a guide for Queensland medical practitioners

  • COVID-19 vaccination information for healthcare workers

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Appendix

Appendix 1: Example COVID-19 Vaccination Cause of Death Cases

Case 1:

An 87yo man whose medical history includes ischaemic heart disease, prostate cancer (in remission), asthma and eczema died suddenly at home. He had received a COVID-19 vaccine six weeks earlier followed by the flu vaccine two weeks later. He had been well since then and had woken early that morning for his regular walk to buy the papers and returned home where he performed his morning meditation. His wife went back to bed and woke two hours later to find him slumped in the hallway near the bathroom showing no signs of life.

Recommendation: In this example, the combination of his age, comorbidities, recent wellness and time interval between vaccinations and death makes the death unlikely to be vaccine related. It is reasonable to issue a cause of death certificate based on his age and comorbidities.

Case 2:

An 83yo male residential aged care resident died the day after he received the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. He was being managed palliatively for an obstructing duodenal mass not amenable to surgical management with a life expectancy of weeks. He died peacefully in his sleep.

Recommendation: In this example, the combination of his age, limited life expectancy due to a known malignancy and brand of vaccine makes the death unlikely to be vaccine-related notwithstanding the time interval between the vaccine and death. It is reasonable to issue a cause of death certificate based on his pre-existing comorbidities.

Case 3:

A 73yo woman whose medical history includes uncontrolled hypertension, poorly managed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, supraventricular tachycardia/palpitations, haemochromatosis, osteoarthritis and right mastectomy from breast cancer in 2006, died in her sleep at home. She had received a COVID-19 vaccine four days prior to her death. According to her husband, she complained of mild flu-like symptoms after vaccination i.e. aches and pains and pain at the injection site. These symptoms resolved after 48 hours and by the day prior to her death.

Recommendation: In this example, the combination of her age and the absence of symptoms of anaphylactic reaction or symptoms associated with a clotting complication makes the death unlikely to be vaccine related notwithstanding the time interval between vaccination and death. It is reasonable to issue a cause of death certificate based on her pre- existing comorbidities.

Case 4:

An 83yo man with a significant medical history including severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) on home oxygen, pulmonary hypertension, bilateral femoral artery aneurysms, abdominal aortic aneurysm Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, scleroderma, polymyalgia rheumatica and osteoarthritis died at home five days after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. He had become lightheaded and acutely short of breath soon after receiving the vaccine and was transferred to hospital where he remained for three days with a working diagnosis of acute exacerbation of COPD before being discharged home for GP follow up.

Recommendation: In this example, the combination of his age, comorbidities and absence of symptoms of anaphylactic reaction or symptoms associated with a clotting complication make the death unlikely to be vaccine related notwithstanding the recency of the vaccine and his post-vaccine deterioration. It is recommended that the treating GP seek clarification from the hospital treating team about his condition on discharge home and speak with the family to

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clarify his condition once he returned home. It is also reasonable for the GP to seek advice from the Coronial Registrar regarding whether a cause of death certificate can or should be issued.

Case 5:

A 91yo male residential aged care resident whose medical history includes chronic kidney disease, congestive cardiac failure, ischaemic heart disease, previous cerebrovascular accident, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and a recent hospital admission for urinary tract infection (treated with intravenous antibiotics) becomes acutely unwell several hours after receiving the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Carers noted him to become pale, less alert and non-verbal, pooling fluids in his mouth and unable to swallow. His family did not wish for him to be transferred to hospital but wished for him to receive end of life care at the nursing home. He died that evening.

Recommendation: In this example, the time interval between the vaccination and his rapid deterioration is such that the vaccination cannot readily be excluded as directly contributing to his death notwithstanding his age, frailty, and comorbidities. It is recommended that the treating GP seek advice from the Coronial Registrar regarding whether a cause of death certificate can or should be issued.

Case 6:

A 57yo man with obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea and asthma died at home five days after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. His family report he had become progressively unwell since receiving the vaccine but had not sought any medical care.

Recommendation: In this example, the time interval and deterioration after vaccination leading up to death raises a reasonable concern that the death may be vaccine related. It is reasonable for the treating GP to decline to issue a cause of death certificate and report the death to the Coroner.

Case 7:

A 73yo woman whose medical history included hypercholesterolaemia, left leg lymphoedema, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, asthma and osteoarthritis collapsed at home after becoming acutely short of breath in the shower. She had received a COVID-19 vaccine eight days earlier. Six days after her vaccination she phoned her GP complaining of shortness of breath on exertion and an expiratory wheeze. She reported being afebrile with no cough or chest pain. She was prescribed a Ventolin (salbutamol) inhaler.

Recommendation: In this example the time interval and symptoms post-vaccination and shortly prior to death raises a reasonable concern that the death may vaccine-related. It is reasonable for the GP to decline to issue a cause of death certificate and report the death to the Coroner.

Case 8:

A 40yo man with chronic mental health issues and hepatitis C died suddenly at home six days after receiving the a COVID- 19 vaccine. His mother found him dead in bed. She reported he had felt quite unwell since receiving the vaccine with fever, hot and cold flushes, night sweats and reduced appetite. He had been taking paracetamol to manage his symptoms.

Recommendation: In this example, the combination of his age and time interval from vaccination to death raises a reasonable concern that the death may be vaccine related. It is reasonable for the GP to decline to issue a cause of death certificate and report the death to the Coroner.

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31. July 2021 11:16
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Proposition - By Michael San Filippo

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Proposition - By Michael San Filippo 

Italian Verbs That Demand A

The proposition a can link a verb to an object such as a noun or a pronoun, or a verb in the infinitive. For example: to get used to the weather; to get used to doing something.

 

Connecting to a Noun or Pronoun With A

These verbs connect through a to someone or something.

 
Abituarsi a to get used to  Ci si abitua a tutto. One gets used to anything. 
Assistere a to sit in/watch Ho assistito alla sua prova.  I sat in on his exam. 
Assomigliare a  to resemble  Assomiglia a sua sorella.  He resembles his sister. 
Credere a to believe  Non credo alle tue bugie. I don't believe your lies. 
Dare fastidio a  to bother  Non dare fastidio al cane.  Don't bother the dog. 
Fare un regalo a to give a gift to Ho fatto un regalo alla maestra.  I gave a gift to the teacher. 
Fermarsi a  to stop at  Luca non si ferma a nulla.  Luca will stop at nothing. 
Giocare a to play Giochiamo a tennis.  Let's play tennis. 
Insegnare a  to teach Lucia ha insegnato a mia figlia.  Lucia taught my daughter. 
Interessarsi a  to take an interest in Mi sono interessato alla tua famiglia.  I took an interest in your family. 
Partecipare a  to participate in Orazio non partecipa alla gara. Orazio is not participating in the race. 
Pensare a  to think about  Franco non pensa mai a nessuno. Franco never thinks about anyone. 
Ricordare a  to remind  Ti ricordo che domani andiamo al mare.  I remind you that tomorrow we are going to the sea. 
Rinunciare a  to renounce/give up Devo rinunciare a questa casa.  I must give up this house. 
Servire a  to serve a purpose Non serve a nulla piangere.  It serves no purpose to cry. 
Spedire a  to send to Spedisco il pacco a Carola domani.  I will send the package to Carola tomorrow. 
Tenere a  to care about  Tengo molto alle mie fotografie.  I care very much about my pictures. 

Connecting to an Infinitive With A

These are verbs that use a to connect to another verb: to begin to do something.

Abituarsi a  to get used to  Mi sono abituata a fare da sola.  I have gotten used to doing things on my own. 
Affrettarsi a to hurry to  Affrettati a portare il cane fuori.  Hurry to take the dog out. 
Aiutare a to help to  Ti aiuto a portare la torta alla nonna.  I'll help you take the cake to Grandma's.
Cominciare a  to begin to Oggi comincio a leggere il libro.  Today I'll begin reading the book. 
Continuare a  to continue to  Marco continua a fare errori nei compiti.  Marco continues to make mistakes in his homework. 
Convincersi a  to convince oneself to  Mi sono convinta ad andare.  I have convinced myself to go. 
Costringere a  to force someone to  Non puoi costringermi a stare in casa.  You cannot force me to stay home. 
Decidersi a to make up one's mind to  Luca si è deciso a studiare di più. Luca has made up his mind to study more. 
Divertirsi a  to have fun doing sth I bambini si divertono a tirare la coda al gatto.  The children have fun pulling the cat's tail. 
Fermarsi a  to stop to  Mi sono fermata a fare benzina.  I stopped to get gas. 
Insegnare a  to teach to  La nonna ci ha insegnato a fare i biscotti.  Grandma taught us to make cookies. 
Invitare a  to invite to  Ti voglio invitare a leggere un brano del tuo libro.  I want to invite you to read an excerpt of your book. 
Mandare a  to send to  Ho mandato Paolo a prendere il pane.  I sent Paolo to get the bread. 
Mettersi a  to set out/begin to  Ci siamo messi a guardare un film.  We began watching a film. 
Passare a to stop by to  Passo a prendere i bambini tra un ora.  I'll stop by to get the children in an hour. 
Pensare a  to take care of  Ci penso io ad aggiustare tutto.  I'll take care of fixing everything. 
Prepararsi a  to prepare to  Ci prepariamo a partire.  We are preparing to leave. 
Provare a to try to  Proviamo a parlare con la mamma.  Let's try to talk to mom. 
Rimanere a  to remain/
stay to 
Rimani a mangiare? Are you staying to eat? 
Rinunciare a  to give up  Dopo la guerra tutti i bambini dovettero rinunciare ad andare a scuola.  After the war all the children had to give up going to school. 
Riprendere a  to get back to Luca vuole riprendere a studiare il francese.  Luca wants to get back to studying French. 
Riuscire a  to succeed at Voglio riuscire a fare questa torta complicata.  I want to succeed at making this complicated cake. 
Sbrigarsi a  to hurry to  Sbrigati a lavare i piatti.  Hurry up to wash the dishes. 
Servire a  to serve to  Questo carrello serve a portare i libri di sotto.  This cart serves to take the books downstairs. 
Tenere a  to care to/about  Tengo a precisare che la mia posizione non è cambiata. I care to point out that my position has not changed. 

Verbs of Movement That Want by ABeforeObject or Infinitive

Verbs of movement use a to connect with a noun or a verb, except for a few that want dapartire da (to leave from), venire/provenire da (to come from), allontanarsi da (to distance oneself from).

Andare a   to go to 1. Vado a casa. 2. Vado a visitare il museo.  1. I'm going home. 2. I'm going to visit the museum. 
Correre a  to run to 1. Corriamo a cena. 2. Corriamo a vedere il film. 1. We are running to dinner. 2. We are running to see a movie. 
Fermarsi a  to stop to 1. Ci fermiamo al mercato. 2. Ci fermiamo a mangiare.  1. We are stopping at the market. 2. We are stopping to eat. 
Passare a  to stop by to Passo a prendere il cane.  I'll stop by to get the dog. 
Restare a  to stay to 1. Restiamo a casa. 2. Restiamo a mangiare. 1. We are staying home. 2. We are staying to eat. 
Tornare a  to return to  1. Torniamo a scuola. 2. Torniamo a prenderti alle due.  1. We are returning to school. 2. We are returning to get you at two.
Venire a  to come to 1. Venite alla festa? 2. Venite a mangiare all'una.  1. Are you coming to the party? 2. You are coming to eat at one. 

Italian Verbs That Demand Di

The preposition di can link a verb to an object such as a noun or a pronoun, or to another verb in the infinitive (or both, depending on the meaning).

 

Connecting to a Noun or Pronoun With Di

Accontentarsi di  to make do/
be happy with 
Mi accontento della mia vita.  I am happy with my life. 
Approfittarsi di to take advantage of  Voglio approfittare dell'occasione.  I want to take advantage of the occasion. 
Avere bisogno di  to need  Ho bisogno di acqua.  I need water. 
Avere paura di to be afraid of  Ho paura di te.  I am scared of you. 
Dimenticarsi di  to forget  Dimenticati di lui.  Forget him. 
Fidarsi di  to trust  Fidati di lui.  Trust him. 
Innamorarsi di  to fall in love with  Mi sono innamorata di lui.  I fell in love with him. 
Interessarsi di  to take an interest in Il prof si interessa dei miei studi.  The teacher takes an interest in my studies. 
Lamentarsi di  to complain about  Non mi lamento di niente.  I am not complaining about anything. 
Meravigliarsi di  to be amazed by  Mi meraviglio della bellezza dei colori.  I am amazed by the beauty of the colors. 
Occuparsi di  to take care of  Giulia si occupa della casa.  Giulia takes care of the house. 
Ricordarsi di  to remember  Non mi sono ricordata della festa.  I did not remember the party. 
Ringraziare di  to thank for Ti ringrazio del regalo.  I thank you for the gift. 
Scusarsi di to apologize for  Mi scuso del disturbo.  I apologize for my tardiness. 
Vivere di  to live of  Vivo di poco.  I live of little. 
 

Connecting toan Infinitive With Di

Accettare di  to accept  Accetto di dover partire. I accept having to leave. 
Accontentarsi di   to make do/be happy with Ci accontentiamo di avere questa casa.  We make do with this house. 
Accorgersi di  to notice  Ci siamo accorti di essere in ritardo.   We noticed we were late. 
Ammettere di  to admit to Il ladro ha ammesso di avere rubato la macchina.  The thief admitted having stolen the car. 
Aspettare di  to wait for  Aspetto di vedere cosa succede.  I'll wait to see what happens. 
Augurarsi di  to wish for  Ti auguro di guarire presto.  I wish/hope you get better soon. 
Avere bisogno di to need  Ho bisogno di vedere un dottore.  I need to see a doctor. 
Cercare di  to try to Cerco di capirti.  I try to understand you. 
Chiedere di  to ask Ho chiesto di poter uscire.  I asked to be allowed out. 
Confessare di  to confess Il ladro ha confessato di avere rubato la macchina.  The thief confessed to stealing the car. 
Consigliare di  to advise Ti consiglio di aspettare.  I advise you to wait. 
Contare di to count on Contiamo di poter venire.  We are counting on coming. 
Credere di  to believe that Credo di avere capito.  I think I have understood. 
Dispiacere di  to be sorry for  Mi dispiace di averti ferito.  I am sorry to have hurt you. 
Dimenticarsi di  to forget to Vi siete dimenticati di portare il pane.  You forgot to bring the bread. 
Decidere di  to decide to Ho deciso di andare a Berlino.  I decided to go to Berlin. 
Dire di  to tell/say Ho detto a Carlo di venire.  I told Carlo to come. 
Evitare di  to avoid Ho evitato di andare addosso al muro.  I avoided hitting the wall. 
Fingere di  to pretend that Andrea ha finto di sentirsi male.  Andrea pretended to be sick. 
Finire di  to finish Abbiamo finito di studiare.  We finished studying. 
Lamentarsi di to complain about Non mi lamento di essere qui.  I don't complain for being here. 
Occuparsi di to take care of  Ci siamo occupati di aggiustare tutto.  We took care of fixing everything. 
Parere di  to seem to Mi pare di aver fatto il possibile.  It seems to me to have done what was possible. 
Pensare di  to think Penso di venire oggi.  I think I'll come today. 
Pregare di  to pray Prego di avere la pazienza per aspettare.  I pray to have the patience to wait. 
Proibire di  to forbid  Ti proibisco di uscire!  I forbid you to go out!
Promettere di  to promise Ti prometto di aspettare.  I promise to wait. 
Ricordarsi di  to remember Ti ricordi di prendere il vino?  Will you remember to get the wine? 
Ringraziare di to thank for Ti ringrazio di averci aiutati.  I thank you for having helped us. 
Scusarsi di to apologize for Mi scuso di averti offeso.  I apologize for having offended you. 
Sembrare di  to seem to  Il cane sembra voler uscire.  The dog seems to want to go out. 
Smettere di  to quit Ho smesso di fumare.  I quit smoking. 
Sperare di  to hope Spero di vederti.  I hope to see you. 
Suggerire di  to suggest Ti suggerisco di aspettare.  I advise you to wait. 
Tentare di  to attempt to Tentiamo di parlare con Vanessa.  We'll attempt to speak to Vanessa. 
 

Italian Verbs That Demand Su

These verbs use su to connect to a noun or pronoun:

 
Contare su to count on Conto su di te.  I am counting on you. 
Giurare su to swear on Giuro sulla mia vita.  I swear on my life. 
Leggere su to read in  L'ho letto sul giornale. I read it in the paper. 
Riflettere su to reflect on  Ho riflettutto sul problema.  I have reflected upon the problem. 
Soffermarsi su  to linger on  Il professore si è soffermato sulla sua teoria.  The teacher lingered on his theory. 
 

Italian Verbs That Want Per

These verbs use per to connect to a noun or pronoun or another verb.

 
Dispiacere per  to be sorry for  1. Mi dispiace per la tua sofferenza. 2. Mi dispiace per averti ferito.  1. I am sorry for your suffering. 2. I am sorry for having hurt you. 
Finire per to end up Luca è finito per andare a scuola.  Luca ended up going to school. 
Prepararsi per  to prepare for  Mi sono preparato per il tuo arrivo.  I prepared for your arrival.
Ringraziare per to thank for  1. Ti ringrazio per la tua comprensione. 2. Ti ringrazio per avermi capita.  1. I thank you for your understanding. 2. I thank you for having understood me. 
Scusarsi per to apologize for  1. Mi scuso per il disturbo. 2. Mi scuso per averti disturbato.  1. I am sorry for the bother. 2. I am sorry for having bothered you.
Servire per  to need for  Non mi serve il tavolo per insegnare.  I don't need the table to teach. 
 

Verbs Without Preposition Before Another Verb

Of course, you know that helping verbs doverepotere, and volere do not need any preposition to connect to another verb: Devo andare (I must go); non posso parlare (I cannot speak). There are others:

 
amare  to love  Amo parlare di te.  I love to talk about you. 
desiderare  to desire  Desidero vedere Roma.  I desire to see Rome. 
fare (fare) to make someone do sth Oggi ti faccio lavorare.  Today I am going to make you work. 
lasciare  to work Domani ti lascio dormire.  Tomorrow I will let you sleep. 
odiare to hate Odio lasciarti.  I hate to leave you. 
piacere  to like Mi piace guardare il paesaggio.  I like to look at the countryside. 
preferire to prefer Preferisco ballare che studiare.  I prefer to dance than to study. 
sapere  to know Maria sa parlare il francese.  Maria knows how to speak French.

22. July 2021 22:07
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Common symptoms for the Delta variant of Covid are now most commonly headache, stuffiness, sore throat, sneezing

22. July 2021 22:07 by Admin | 0 Comments

Common symptoms for the Delta variant of Covid are now most commonly headache, stuffiness, sore throat, sneezing and far less commonly cough/fever as in previous variants.  We are seeing increasing cases of Covid in people of have been 'double vaccinated'.  Although less likely to serious in the vaccinated, you can still pass it on so please continue to take care and get tested if you are in any doubt. The XXXX Surgery

21. July 2021 08:17
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French Police to Double Patrols on Beaches

21. July 2021 08:17 by Admin | 0 Comments

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55116475

Priti Patel the PR agent has agreed a new level of patrol for French beaches which will cost the British taxpayer £54m a year and she somehow did it on the Saturday before the highest number of immigrants ever recorded made their way across the channel.

So the immigrants are fleeing the vaccine?

Do they understand what it is?

What does all of this mean?

Either way the agreement was either just a cover (as they are only reporting it today) for JEUish measures to inject everyone, or they were prepared for what would happen when the French leadership finally admitted to its people that they are just another Rothschild controlled mass murdering bunch of scum, and not a French leadership at all.

Ms Patel said that due to increased French patrols and intelligence sharing "we are already seeing fewer migrants leaving French beaches".

How can that be? They only reported its implementation this morning following record numbers yesterday.

 

14. July 2021 11:42
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use “si” as an indefinite subject for 'people in general'

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Have you ever studied the “Si spersonalizzante“?

The so called “Si spersonalizzante” is used in Italian to make the verb impersonal.

When there is not a specific subject, we use the particle “si” as an indefinite subject which refers to people in general.

We have to distinguish a number of different situations though.

Let’s go through some examples to better understand it!

  Italian English
1 Ad agosto in Italia si va al mare. In August in Italy people go to the seaside.
2 Si sente un buon profumo di fiori. You can smell a nice scent of flowers.
3 Dalle montagne si vedono panorami meravigliosi. From the mountains it is possible to see marvelous landscapes.
4 Alle terme ci si rilassa molto. At the thermal baths you can relax a lot.
5 Quando finiscono le vacanze si è sempre tristi. When holidays finish people are always sad.

 

In example n.1, we have an impersonal construction with an intransitive verb: in this case we use si + third person singular of the verb.

In n.2 we have an impersonal construction with a transitive verb agreed with a singular object (un buon profumo): so we use si + third person singular of the verb + singular object.

Example n.3 is an impersonal construction with a transitive verb agreed with a plural object (panorami meravigliosi): in this case we use si + third person plural of the verb + plural object.

N.4 refers to Reflexive Verbs: if we want to make them impersonal, we use ci + si + third person singular of the verb.

The last example shows the impersonal construction si + è + adjective: careful, in this case the adjective is always masculine plural!

Try to make some sentences using the “si spersonalizzante” now!

It will be easier than you thought!