WorldIsrael’s Shin Bet Holds Russian-Israeli Historian Artem Kirpichenok for Over a Month Amid Espionage Suspicions

Russian-Israeli historian and writer Artem Kirpichenok was detained by Israel’s Shin Bet at Tel Aviv airport on August 2 and has remained in custody for more than a month without officials disclosing the reason. His family says unofficial information points to suspicions of espionage and contact with a foreign intelligence agent. A separate allegation may relate to his 2018 trip to Iran.

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