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I’m actually very curious as to why the Israeli government is so interested in him. He wasn’t purely ideological, he did it for money and he spied for Muslim countries as well.

If getting caught spying for Israel results in a life sentence, it sets a high cost to the activity, and it reduces the number of people willing to take the risk of passing info to Israel.

39 posted on 06/04/2009 12:43:18 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money -- Thatcher)

I’m actually very curious as to why the Israeli government is so interested in him....If getting caught spying for Israel results in a life sentence, it sets a high cost to the activity, and it reduces the number of people willing to take the risk of passing info to Israel.

They're not. Israel goes to great length to recover prisoners. Pollard has been denied status as a prisoner of Zion, which would obligate Israel to go to great lengths to secure his release, on several occasions. Israel doesn't consider him an Israeli agent, simply someone they paid for information. His wife is quite outspoken as are many politicians on the Israeli right, so pressure is periodically brought to bring the issue up.

40 posted on 06/04/2009 12:54:31 PM PDT by SJackson (in the fight against terrorism, no middle ground, half-measures leave you half-exposed, D. Cheney)