Accused of helping Iranian-backed terror group "deepen strikes" against Israel One of Israel's most outspoken Arab politicians, Azmi Bishara is suspected of spying for Hizb'Allah during the Second Lebanon War and providing the group with targets and classified military information, Israel's Shin Bet security agency announced on Wednesday.
The investigation, carried out by the Shin Bet and the Israel Police over the past few years, revealed a long list of serious spying charges and activity against the state of Israel,The Jerusalem Post reports.
According to the suspicions against Bishara, revealed to the press on Wednesday, the former MK transferred information, predictions, assessments and recommendations about the political echelon, the IDF and the Israeli public during last summer's war with Hizb'Allah.
Bishara also reportedly gave advice to Hizb'Allah on how to "deepen their strikes againstIsrael." He also gave advice concerning the use of long-range missiles south of Haifa, and Israel's response to the attacks.
In addition the former Balad party leader is charged with providing classified intelligence material to other nations, assisting the enemy at a time of war; maintaining contact with a foreign agent; passing information to an enemy; money laundering and terror financing.
"Bishara caused severe harm to the security of the state of Israel," a high-ranking Shin Bet official said Wednesday. "He maintained secret contact by secret lines of communication with Hizb'Allah...he walked around the Knesset where decisions were being made by the prime minister, ministers and government officials."
Bishara was questioned by the Israel Police's International Serious Crimes Unit in late March. He informed interrogators then that he planned to travel abroad for several days. Due to his parliamentary immunity, authorities were unable to prevent him from leaving the country.
He appears to have no immediate plans to return to Israel to answer the charges.
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