Light sentence

Regarding “Former cabinet minister Gonen Segev convicted of spying for Iran” (January 9), I sometimes wonder if this country is part of the same planet as other countries!

Segev, convicted of spying for one of our most dreaded enemies, is given only 11 years in prison! How lucky he is to be at the mercy of an Israeli government and not others – which would have had him shot or at the least given him life in prison without parole. DAVID S ADDLEMAN Mevaseret Zion