News
Video: Pollard steals secret documents
Ynet
Published: 12.11.06, 22:34
Comment Comment
Print comment Print comment
Back to article
33 Talkbacks for this article
1. a jewish hero
Yosef   (11.12.06)
jonathan we pray president bush will pardon you. you are a son of israel and your courage saved millions of jews.
2. #1: An American Villain
Joseph England ,   Cambridge, MA, USA   (11.12.06)
Jonathan, we pray that President Bush NEVER pardons you. You may be a son of Isreal, lionized by Israelis, but you sure are a traitor to this country. May you wrote in jail.
3. Pollard
Tonyman ,   St Louis   (11.12.06)
We knew he'd been doing this, but the question is what kind of info was he giving over? Under the Reagan administaration agreements the US was to supply Israel with certain information with regards to Israel's self defense. Was Israel getting that info? Was Pollard giving over anything more than that? Does it make it right? No. Whether the US was withholding important security info from Israel doesn't make Pollard's actions okay. But why did this tape come out now and what is this FBI guy adding that we didn't already know, besides embeleshing the whole incident? The point is that Pollard was promised leniency and a deal and they backtracked from it. Not sure what this whole tape is trying to prove.
4. Well, Why was the USA hidding critical data from Israel?
YB ,   NJ   (11.12.06)
5. @nr1
thommy ,   germany   (11.12.06)
how did he save millions of jews? what informations did the americans have that saved millions of jews?
6. and an american traitor
james hall ,   palmer, ak.   (11.13.06)
7. FREE POLLARD!
Alex ,   Newcastle, UK   (11.13.06)
If he were an Arab he'd be free. Look at this: Other Cases of Unequal Justice http://www.jonathanpollard.org/justice.htm
8. WHY DOESN'T YNET TELL THE TRUTH - THERE WAS PLEA BARGAINING
Sid Emess   (11.13.06)
Why did Y Net miss out that he only pleaded guilty as a result of plea-bargaining when he was advised that he would not be sentenced to life imprisonment and his wife would not be subjected to charges. It is to the discredit to the governments of Israel and their respective prime ministers in the last 21 years that they have failed Pollard knowing full well of the plea-bargaining and the interference of the Jew hater, Casper Weinberger. One only has to consult document issued by the Information Division, Min of Foreign Affairs, Jerusalem, revised edition Dec 1998 of The Wye River Memorandum page 25, first paragraph where Pres Clinton stated, "With respect to Mr. Pollard, I have agreed to review this matter seriously at the Prime Minister's request. I have made no commitment as to the outcome of the review." Present at Wye, besides the then Prime Minister Netanyahu, were Minister of Foreign Affairs Ariel Sharon, Minister of Defence Yitzchak Mordechai and Minister of Trade and Industry Natan Sharansky. Clinton never carried out the review promised and none of the ministers present at Wye did anything to raise the issue of Pollard again. Particularly Sharansky, who should have known better as a result of his incarceration in the Gulag. This is yet another example of the lack of both morals and ethics by the governments of Israel who have failed to look after the MIA's from 1982, Ron Arad 1986 and those from 2006.
9. Free Pollard
(11.13.06)
10. Spying for Russia & China Deserves A Life Sentence, Not For
Adina Kutnicki ,   US   (11.13.06)
Big deal. Spies for Russia and China in the US were given paltry sentences when caught spying for enemy countries. The info Pollard 'stole' should have been shared to begin with. His sentence was used as a hammer weight on Israel by the antisemites in the US gov't.
11. Saving Jews
Joanna ,   Stanford   (11.13.06)
For one, he provided Israel with Information that enabled the air force to strike the nuclear plant in Iraq. BTW, although the USA condemed the attack along many other countries, the operation made it easier on American forces in their war there.
12. Pollard
Simon Shiffman ,   C-Town, South Africa   (11.13.06)
Let Polllard go ! He has spent enough time behind bars. Shame on you UNITED STATES> (END)
13. Traitor must remain to wrote in jail .
(11.13.06)
14. U DONT GET IT!! US owes Israel NOTHING
jewish CANADIAN ,   Toronto Canada   (11.13.06)
It is solely up to the US govt to decide what info it shares with a foreign state,It is NOT the perogative of a traitor to make these decisions.Pollard betrayed his country(for $$$) and has expressed no contrition at all.He is exactly where he belongs.And this bizarre sense of entitlement-that the US somehow owes Israel anything and everything-shows that many Jews feel a loyalty towards Israel over their own homelands, I invite U all to move there immediately.But I certainly do not see any stampede in that direction,
15. #8 WHY DON;T YOU MENTION POLLARD WAS BEING PAID $$$ ??
Daniel ,   New York   (11.13.06)
16. Guilty, But Not As Charged
George ,   Atlanta, GA   (11.13.06)
http://www.john-loftus.com/pollard_article2.asp
17. #14 Absolutely Right!
Tom ,   USA   (11.13.06)
18. US also spies on Israel
Moshe ,   Beit Shemesh   (11.13.06)
and the US does not ABANDON their spies like Israel and US Jews ABANDONED Pollard
19. Pollard is not a hero.....
Andy ,   ramat hasharon   (11.13.06)
and a pardon is not a right. His loyalty was to the United States and he violated it on film for everyone to see.
20. Jeez Louise!
Dorothy Friend ,   Tel Aviv   (11.13.06)
The next time we hire someone for intelligence work, it might be a good idea to give him an intelligence test first.
21. #1 a jewish hero
Rustum ,   London, UK   (11.13.06)
A thief and a traitor? What a wonderful example.
22. Kutnicki's rubbish
Rustum ,   London, UK   (11.13.06)
So you'd like to incarcerate people who spy for Russia and China - a life sentence you charitably say. However, spying for Israel should be rewarded - according to your febrile logic. I'd like to see you write the legislation that differentiates between two types of spying: a) spying for a non-friendly country b) spying for a friendly country The only problem with this is that the definition of non-friendly and friendly can change with the wind - and the very nature of government would dictate that spying is spying, and treasonous theft is treasonous theft. Perhaps you should carry on knitting socks for your khayal boded son and stop sticking your nose into business that is obviously so way beyond your intellect that you only make a fool of yourself. With love.
23. #1 - Are we so desparate for heroes
Dorothy Friend ,   Tel Aviv   (11.14.06)
that we have to declare him one? What an insult to all the kids buried in the military cemetaries!
24. Hero
Usher ,   Monsey New york   (11.15.06)
He's a Jewish Hero.
25. #24
Dorothy Friend ,   Tel Aviv   (11.15.06)
Yeah, sure. What about alll those kids in military cemetaries in Israel Including the one that some "good" Jews dug up after he fell in action, because the "wrong" parrent was Jewish?
26. Pollard broke his plea bargan!
Erik ,   Santa Clara, CA USA   (11.15.06)
First off Pollard broke his plea bargain when he and his wife granted interviews before sentencing. Even if you disagree with this, you have to understand that a plea-bargain is only a recommendation by the prosecutors. A judge is NOT bound by a plea-bargain, and if Pollard had any hope of his plea bargain going through he should have shut his mouth instead of giving defiant interviews. All Pollard supporters invariably disregard this point, but the fact remains Pollard hopped to get public support by mouthing off and it backfired on him. Over the years he has continued his defiant act which has only entrenched opposition to his freedom. Lesson #1 "show some contrition when you are caught with your hand in the cookie jar"
27. Got off easy.
JD ,   USA   (11.20.06)
The Israelis traded the secrets Pollard was stealing to the former Soviet Union in exchange for incresed emmigration quotas for Jews to leave the USSR to Israel. Who knows what this traitor cost the US in the long run. Fact is Pollard is lucky to be alive as treason is an executable offense.
28. #27 is a fool
David ,   Montreal, Canada   (11.23.06)
There is no death penalty for spying for a friendly nation, PERIOD. Worse, the current maximum sentence for pollard's crime (and yes he broke the law) is 10 years, and that's after a trial. Pollard is in his 22nd year. Enough said? Or does mercy not apply to jews?
29. Pollard-Traitors deserve Death. Period.
Norm ,   San Diego, USA   (11.24.06)
There is no excuse for selling out one's country-even to a friendly foreign nation. Spying-selling out your fellow countrymen- deserves death. Period.
30. Question
713 ,   Seattle US   (11.25.06)
It is wrong to punish or praise someone, just off of their beliefs. It is based off of action, and desiscions... spying is spying. If the Isreal government, respected all the help America has given them, they would have returned the information and tried Pollard themselves. Then he wouldn't be facing the sentace he is right now. It also would have proven that Isreal has Integrity... with by taking the secret information the Isreal gov. proved they have no Integrity or Respect for a government that has protected Isreal so much, that most of the world considers Isreal the 51st state of the US
Next talkbacks
Back to article