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Shahrokh Paknahad, foreground, one of the 13 Iranian Jews accused of spying
for Israel, responds to questions posed by the judge in Shiraz, Iran, Tuesday,
June 13, 2000. Lawyer Ismaeil Naseri said the trial was drawing to a close
and that a final verdict was expected in about ten days. Eight of the 13
Jewish defendants have pleaded guilty, four have pleaded innocent and one
has said he passed information to Israel, but did not think that his action
constituted espionage. Israel has denied any of the 13were spies.
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Photo by Vahid Salemi / AP
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