UPDATED: Bnei-Brak Tzaddik Asher Binyamin Weiss Who wouldn't G-d Forbid Enlist Arrested for Spying for Iran

 After the capture of two more spies in Israel, publication permitted

This morning, the government permitted us to publish information about the capture of a resident of Bnei Brak,Asher Binyamin Weiss,  from the Orthodox community who was directed by Iranian agents to follow an Israeli nuclear scientist.

The State Attorney’s Office reported it had filed an indictment against Weiss, the Bnei Brak resident, on suspicion that he acted on behalf of Iran by tracking an Israeli nuclear scientist whom the Iranian regime sought to assassinate.

Weiss was indicted on charges of contact with a foreign agent, passing information to the enemy, and obstruction of justice.

According to the indictment, Weiss used a GoPro camera to video the scientist’s house and car. The Iranian agent sent the video footage to a young man from East Jerusalem who was tasked with assassinating the scientist. Seven East Jerusalem residents were arrested last month in connection with that case, which saw officials bust another alleged Iranian spy ring.

Weiss also allegedly carried out acts of sabotage such as setting cars on fire and spraying graffiti. He is also accused of posting hundreds of posters in Tel Aviv and Ramat Gan calling for civil revolt.

For his work, he was paid thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency, prosecutors said. In order to prove he had carried out instructions, he sent photos of his actions to his handlers, they said.