Pigs are flying! ADL condems Obama over Pollard

[Irish Zionist]

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/179158#.Uzsf_lcVCYQ
While US President Barack Obama has made no decision yet about freeing Jonathan Pollard according to reports, Anti-Defamation League (ADL) slammed the Obama Administration for connecting Pollard's case to the peace talks in the first place.

It was revealed Tuesday that the US had offered the release of Pollard, in exchange for the release of over 400 Israeli-held Arab terrorists and a partial construction freeze in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem, all in the name of propping up the failing peace talks.

ADL National Director Abraham H. Foxman argued that the US should release Pollard, now in his 29th year in an American jail on charges of spying for Israel, "both on humanitarian grounds and in light of the important bilateral relationship between Israel and the United States."

Foxman stressed that Pollard's release "should not be intertwined with any potential resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict," criticizing the introduction of this factor in the peace talks that already suffer "enormous complications."

"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," added Foxman.

Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday signed requests to join 15 international UN organizations, breaching conditions of the peace talks and potentially torpedoing the entire process. Abbas has brought talks to a standstill by refusing to recognize Israel as the Jewish state.

On Tuesday, White House Spokesman Jay Carney announced that Obama "has not made a decision to free Jonathan Pollard," although he did not rule out a future decision, according to AFP.

However, the talk of Pollard's release may be a moot point; in a dramatic move Pollard waived a parole hearing on Tuesday in protest of the reported deal, given his opposition to the release of terrorists. Reports indicate arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti was among the 400 Arab terrorists in the deal.

[angryChineseKahanist]

again, many sources cite that he would have been released in the next year or two around 2015 for good behaviour anyway.

[Lewinsky Stinks, Dr. Brennan Rocks]

Baloney. This is the same Arab Defense League that called any and all criticism of their mulatto lord and master a "hate crime", remember?

[muman613]

again, many sources cite that he would have been released in the next year or two around 2015 for good behaviour anyway.

Sure he will... If you believe that you will be disappointed.

[Binyamin Yisrael]

If Israel releases them, at least expel them from Israel. I remember they did that with terrorists that were hiding out in the Church of the Nativity. The terrorists surrendered on condition that they would go to EU countries.

Also, once Israel gets what it wants, it doesn't have to continue releasing terrorists. That's why once Gilad Shalit was freed, all future releases related to it should have been cancelled. But we know the self-hating leaders would keep their word even when the Arabs don't keep their side of so-called agreements.

[angryChineseKahanist]

Sure he will... If you believe that you will be disappointed.

has it been said before?

[muman613]

has it been said before?

It is at the discretion of the administration.... And the feeling among those I talk with is that they are holding Jonathan as a hostage/bargaining chip. They don't HAVE TO release him next year, it is all a political calculation... If they can use him to twist Israel's arms you bet they will.

[angryChineseKahanist]

what do you mean they dont have to release him? hes up for parole in 2015 right?
they can't back track on laws.

[muman613]

what do you mean they dont have to release him? hes up for parole in 2015 right?
they can't back track on laws.

Just because someone is 'up for parole' doesn't mean they have to grant it to him.

I believe Manson has been up for parole many times in the last decade...