Habiru and Yacov are correct. Eitan the General drowned in 2004; Eitan the Pollard betrayer is still very much alive. --
Legendary Mossad officer vows to free Pollard
But imprisoned Israeli agent says former superior wanted to kill himAaron Klein -
WorldNetDaily.com - February 22, 2006 JERUSALEM – Rafi Eitan, a legendary Israeli intelligence officer and the recruiter and handler of imprisoned spy Jonathan Pollard, said here yesterday if elected to a Knesset seat he would work for Pollard's release.
But Pollard's wife and attorney told WND that in a meeting they previously held with Eitan the spy's former handler allegedly said if given the opportunity he would have "put a bullet through Pollard's head" when he originally sought asylum in an Israeli Embassy so "there would have been no Pollard affair."
Pollard himself said Eitan was involved in orchestrating his arrest, and he revealed Eitan allegedly asked him to recruit intelligence for the personal political benefit of several Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, and to betray names of American agents working inside Israel – instructions Pollard says he refused.
"Pollard has been in prison for 20 years. I have felt myself responsible throughout," Eitan told Israel's Army Radio yesterday. "I want to do everything I can in order to work for his release. In the Knesset, perhaps I will find more effective means to free him."
Eitan is running in next month's elections to head the Pensioners' Party, which represents the rights of retirees. He is the subject of multiple books and films and is considered a legend in the Israeli intelligence community. His statements about Pollard made national news in Israel yesterday...
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