Gonen Segev began his mandatory military service in the Israel Defense Forces by attending the Israeli Air Force pilot course, but dropped out and moved to a combat unit, where he made it to the rank of captain.
19 Facts About Gonen Segev
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Gonen Segev worked as a private doctor and as a farmer in Tel Adashim.
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Gonen Segev served as an opposition MK and a member of the Knesset's Finance Committee.
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On 9 January 1995 Gonen Segev became Minister of Energy and Infrastructure after Yiud joined Yitzhak Rabin's government.
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Gonen Segev held the same minister post again from 22 November 1995 to 18 June 1996 in the government that Shimon Peres formed shortly after Yitzhak Rabin was assassinated.
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Gonen Segev's vote was vital in passing the Oslo Accords in the Knesset.
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Gonen Segev illegally extended his diplomatic passport with a pencil to avoid being searched by Dutch airport authorities.
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Gonen Segev had pulled money from an automated teller machine in Hong Kong, after claiming that his card was stolen.
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Gonen Segev was convicted in a plea bargain for forgery and attempted drug smuggling and sentenced to five years imprisonment.
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Gonen Segev appealed to have his license reinstated to the Jerusalem District Court, but the appeal was denied.
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Gonen Segev was released from prison in 2007 after the parole board decided to reduce his jail time by a third due to good behavior.
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Gonen Segev was a physician for Israeli diplomatic staff in Abuja and members of the local Jewish community, and received a letter of praise from the Israeli Foreign Ministry for saving an Israeli security guard's life.
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Gonen Segev traveled twice to Iran to meet his handlers, and met with Iranian agents in apartments and hotels around the world.
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Gonen Segev received secret communications equipment for encoding messages between him and his handlers.
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Gonen Segev maintained contacts with Israelis involved in defense and foreign relations, and worked to put Israeli officials in contact with Iranian intelligence operatives while passing them off as innocuous businessmen.
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Gonen Segev was identified as a spy by Shin Bet's counterintelligence department.
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In May 2018, Gonen Segev was refused admission to Equatorial Guinea due to his criminal record and subsequently extradited to Israel, where he was interrogated and indicted for espionage, aiding the enemy in a time of war, and providing information to the enemy.
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Gonen Segev's trial opened in the Jerusalem District Court on 5 July 2018.
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On 9 January 2019, Gonen Segev pleaded guilty to charges of espionage for repeatedly meeting with Iranian intelligence officials and supplying them with information.