Israel on Thursday charged an ultra-Orthodox Jew with spying for Iran, the Jewish state's internal security service said.
The man belonged to Neturei Karta, an ultra-Orthodox group opposed to the existence of the state of Israel, and he is suspected by Shin Bet internal security of having contacted Iran's embassy in Berlin in 2011 to offer intelligence.
The man, whose identity has not been revealed, stayed in contact with Iranian diplomats after returning to Israel, the Shin Bet said, without specifying why he had been in Germany in the first place or giving any other details.
"The detainee said in an interrogation [by Shin Bet] that he acted out of spite for Israel and for financial gain," the Shin Bet said in a statement.
The man belonged to Neturei Karta, an ultra-Orthodox group opposed to the existence of the state of Israel, and he is suspected by Shin Bet internal security of having contacted Iran's embassy in Berlin in 2011 to offer intelligence.
The man, whose identity has not been revealed, stayed in contact with Iranian diplomats after returning to Israel, the Shin Bet said, without specifying why he had been in Germany in the first place or giving any other details.
"The detainee said in an interrogation [by Shin Bet] that he acted out of spite for Israel and for financial gain," the Shin Bet said in a statement.
