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Netanyahu asks Obama to pardon Pollard
Roni Sofer
Published: 04.01.11, 19:17
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1. Even I advocate releasing J.Pollard.
Salma ,   Palestine   (01.04.11)
If that's the price of getting my Palestinian brothers released from "Israeli" prisons. The same goes for Gilad Shalit. ; )
2. Swap Pollard for Vanunu
Leon ,   USA   (01.04.11)
Swap the US citizen and traitor Pollard for Israeli whistle blower Vanunu.
3. Good! "Spies" for enemy states let alone allies get less tim
Jake ,   US   (01.04.11)
time than pollard!!!! Many senior officials from heads of CIA to state department to congress to defense secrataries have called pollards situation way beyond the norm, and unjust to put it midly. No US personall were hurt, the info was on weapons in arab countries!
4. WHAT ABOUT GILAD SHALIT?!
pini   (01.04.11)
5. IT'S HIGH TIME! WE WANT POLLARD HOME NOW!!!!
SETTHERECORDSTRAIGHT   (01.04.11)
Also, not cool of Ynet to refer to Pollard as "the spy".
6. Nay, your weasel operative stays where he is
Cameron ,   USA   (01.04.11)
Better you spend your time trying to pull Shalit out of his dungeon.
7. TRAITOR must rot in jail
(01.04.11)
8. The time is high to pardon Pollard...
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (01.04.11)
9. Sorry, no free lunch here.
Ray ,   US   (01.04.11)
Natan-yahoo didnt offer a damn thing in his letter. he only requested a free lunch
10. No Way
MA ,   USA   (01.04.11)
After Humiliating Obama , and casing the Democrats to lose congress Netanyahu expect Obama to just free him. Dream On Nat, Starting letter campaign today
11. Just a traitor
ricardo Macher ,   Karne Shomron IL   (01.04.11)
He is a traitor. The same as we deal with Arab-Israelis here. Fifthe column. Horrible traitor. Disgusting citizen. Should rot in jail till the end of times....
12. #8 Thank you Dr. Rettenmoser. My sentiments exactly.
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (01.04.11)
That's if the US wants to still consider itself an "enlightened" nation.
13. no pardon for pollard
moron ,   galut   (01.04.11)
his sentence can be commuted because he served long enough but he does not deserve a pardon and jewish people should not be extorted on his account
14. Pardon ? Pay first.
Nora Tel Aviv   (01.04.11)
The price of pardoning Pollard could well be to freeze settlemet construction including in East Jerusalem. Of course, both sides (IL&USA) will not officialy acknowledge that this is the reason of re-freezing construcion.
15. 10#, MA, left wing Kool-aid drinker
Judah ,   Golan Heights,ISRAEL   (01.04.11)
Huckabee or Newt for President in 2012.
16. FREE JONATHAN POLLARD
Chaya ,   Tel Aviv   (01.04.11)
17. #12, Noodles thank You, but I only hold
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (01.04.11)
a B.A....loll
18. This letter is NOT from me!
Average Israeli ,   Israel   (01.04.11)
And I am offended that Prime Minister Mr. Netanyahu believes he is speaking in my name! He is speaking in his own name as Prime Minister and that should be enough....clearly his insecurity lead him to include me and every other Jew and/or Israeli in his letter!
19. #2
Michael McCarthy ,   Jefferson, Ga.   (01.04.11)
The US doesn't want Vanunu. Keep him.
20. An Israeli Confession Will Free Pollard
Arik Silverman ,   Milwaukee USA   (01.04.11)
The US intelligence community believes that Israel, not Pollard, forwarded Pollard's stolen secrets to the USSR, causing many executions of people working for the US. If Israel will admit to having done this, it will clear Pollard and he will be pardoned.
21. Thank you, Mr. Netanyahu. I hope Mr. Obama can be thanked,
Rivkah   (01.04.11)
too, regarding Jonathan Pollard that even former U.S. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said released only information that was not harmful to US interests. He was astonished at the punishment of Mr. Pollard.
22. #15 Judah, I prefer Palin. A little easier on the eyes.
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (01.04.11)
Although your two candidates aren't too shabby either.
23. bibi's appeal is not
sas ,   israel   (01.04.11)
for nothing in return. wake up to reality.
24. To: No. 20
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (01.04.11)
I believe you are confusing Jonathan Pollard with Aldrich Ames and Robert Hansen. Ames and Hansen were responsible for the executions of many U.S. assets in the former Soviet Union and in Russia, as well. Pollard never had access to information about the identity of U.S. assets in hostile countries. That's the bailiwick of the CIA and FBI counter-intelligence.
25. Noodles, 22#,
Judah ,   Golan Heights,ISRAEL   (01.04.11)
Noodles is that your real name? Or are you using the name from a very good gangster movie? As for Sarah Palin ,yes, she is prettier than Mike Huckabee or Newt but there is a high perecentage of Americans that would never vote for her. I also like Jeb Bush who would be a much better president than his brother George. Unfortunately Jeb does not want to run.
26. #22, Noodles...I think, we are both fans
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (01.04.11)
of Sarah B. ... maybe also of Sarah P. !?
27. REAL spies get very little time, but he was a JEW giving
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (01.05.11)
Israel information it was entitled to have but withheld by the arab loving US Dept. of State. He was innocent from the start, what took so long?
28. #26 Yes Chris, fans of both !
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (01.05.11)
29. POLLARD
LT COL HOWARD ,   WASHINGTON DC USA   (01.05.11)
Originally, I was part of the military/intelligence community that wanted Jonathan Pollard locked up forever. However, due to subsequent information I now strongly support his immediate release. Most of the accusations against him were really the actions of moles within CIA and FBI. Our complete access to Soviet intelligence files after the Iron Curtain fell proved that none of his information had (as had been falsely charged) reached the Soviet Union. The judge and prosecutor were guilty of clandestine communication and other grievous acts of malpractice. I am not proud of my original strong position against the release of Jonathan Pollard. I join in calling for his release. The best article on the subject that I have recently seen was written by Stuart Weiss. I urge all of your readers to review that article in detail, before venturing an opinion on this subject.
30. Only Release him in the yard with the rest of the prisoners
Buford T. Justice ,   USA   (01.05.11)
They will take care of the traitor once and for all.
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