ADL slams Obama for tying Pollard release to 'peace talks'
Jonathan Pollard has served out his
punishment for his crime, and given the 28 years that have passed, the
decline of his health, and his potential eligibility for parole in
another year, now is the time for the United States to release him, both
on humanitarian grounds and in light of the important bilateral
relationship between Israel and the United States.
While the time has come for clemency,
Pollard’s release should not be intertwined with any potential
resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict. There are enormous
complications to the current negotiations now taking place between the
Israelis, the Palestinians and the United States, without introducing
this factor as another issue on the table.
We hope that the Obama Administration
will take the step of releasing Pollard on humanitarian grounds without
seeing him as a potential “bargaining chip” to pressure Israel to
continue to negotiate in the absence of a true commitment on behalf of
the Palestinians to make the difficult choices and decisions that would
facilitate a lasting peace with the State of Israel.
Well, yeah. But the odds of Obama listening are somewhere between slim and none. They're willing to do ANYTHING to save these meaningless talks. They're even willing to give up their hostage. Labels: Abe Foxman, Barack Hussein Obama, Jonathan Pollard, Middle East peace process, Palestinian terrorists
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 12:16 AM
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