Canada says citizen in Israel jail, mum on spying
Canada said on Wednesday that Israel had arrested a Canadian citizen but would not comment on local media reports saying the detainee was a professor suspected of spying for Hizbollah and Iranian intelligence. “(We are) aware of the detention of a Canadian citizen in Israel. Officials at the Canadian embassy in Tel Aviv are in contact with appropriate Israeli authorities to obtain more information concerning this arrest,” said a foreign ministry spokesman, declining to comment further. Full Story