The Appalling Crusade to Free Jonathan Pollard; Unhappiness in Jordan; and More

The New Republic ^ | 3-6-2012 | Martin Peretz

[Colonel Kangaroo]

It is not the business of Israel, although it seems to be the business of the politicians of Israel, to hector and harass President Obama about the release of Jonathan Pollard, who served as a certified espionage agent of the Jewish state in and against its one truly reliable ally, the United States of America. Maybe Pollard’s sentence was a bit harsher than it should have been. But I don’t even concede that. In any case, there are probably hundreds of thousands of convicts now in jail who can argue that their prison sentence was not equable or even just in the first place. Of course, that’s what the Pollard enthusiasts are saying. Frankly, I find it disgusting that so many Israelis and so many American Jews, too, have the chutzpah to besiege Obama with urgent demands to release Pollard now. Sunday, it was Shimon Peres, presumable in his inimitably unctuous way. Next, it will be Bibi Netanyahu, for whom Pollard’s liberty is one of the dozen earnests his righteous coalition allies have dragged out of him. And isn’t Avigdor Lieberman among the truly righteous? As Bibi surely knows, these folk have no end of exactions on their agenda. One of the reasons that they are so eager to press their case is to show how far and how much they can push the prime minister.

Pollard is no hero of Israel, whatever his adulators may say. He was paid for his filthy work which, in any case, he had offered to do for other countries, including Judaeophobic Pakistan. His moral profile is, then, truly disgusting...

[Colonel Kangaroo]

Martin Peretz, well known as a strong backer of Israel, sees the wrong in the campaign to free the traitor Pollard.

[Citizen Tom Paine]

It took hundreds of thousands of technical man hours and hundredr of millions of dollars to compensate for the intelligence that Pollard sold to Israel which was later transferred to the Soviet Union. May he rot in jail.

[circlecity]

If Pollard wants any help from Obama he'd better start praying toward Mecca five times a day.

[Wurlitzer]

Being 100% behind a free and safe Israel I am still ever wary of the not so insignificant percentage of American Jews who are traitors to the USA and to their own religion all because of their love of Marxism.

They would betray us and their religion in a heart beat if it would advance Marxism and in fact they do it every day in the media.

Why would such a brilliant people, with a tragic history of persecution by socialists/communists, be willing to undermine the best friend Israel has ever had, until at least our mudslime president was elected thanks in part to them, and celebrate with glee the destruction of the USA and the rise of their failed Marxism?

To deliberately throw the USA under the bus in favor of a political system which would finish the horror done by socialist Germany is beyond logic and comprehension.

[apoliticalone]

Martin Peretz, well known as a strong backer of Israel, sees the wrong in the campaign to free the traitor Pollard.

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We’re in big trouble if we don’t have the chutzbah to hold convicted spies that have cost us billions. We are in even bigger trouble if Pollard’s release becomes a matter where US politicians kowtow and release him for political gain.

Pollard was a spy for Israel and Marty Peretz understands that public opinion is a fickle thing. It can be quickly swayed if they see US Jews and Israel pressuring the country to release an Israeli spy, especially in view of the Iran situation and the billions in aid we send Israel.

[blueunicorn6]

Dear Israel; love you, but you knew the rules when the game started.

[Publius6961]

The Appalling Crusade to Free Jonathan Pollard; Unhappiness in Jordan; and More

Nothing "appaling about it.
The US was doing precisely the same thing against Israel, using high resolution Corona Space reconnaisance photos, personal photo missions on the ground by Embassy personnel and attempts to infiltrate but was simply unsuccessful.

Any interested literate person with a pulse can learn all there is to know about this richly documented subject.

It's not common knowledge, but all US presidents and intelligence services knew what was going on, but simply couldn't prove it. They approved by acquiessence to this day.

Lucky for a world threatened by koranimals.

[Publius6961]

to compensate for the intelligence that Pollard sold to Israel which was later transferred to the Soviet Union. May he rot in jail.

Ever heard the phrase.... "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing?"

Check the reference I posted above and then we can talk.

[SJackson]

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[reefdiver]

He is not leaving prison