The Israeli Obsession with Jonathan Pollard
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/03/08/the-israeli-obsession-with-jonathan-pollard.html
Given their us against the world grievance, it’s not hard to understand Pollard’s support from the extreme right, or their dismissal of the complexities and questions of his case. But why has his cause morphed to the more-or-less united Israeli front lobbying today for his freedom? Pollard has always been controversial and not entirely appealing; Israel disavowed any knowledge of him for years, he was accused of spying for money, of selling secrets to several governments (including possibly Pakistan) in addition to Israel, and of causing more serious damage to U.S. intelligence than has ever been made public.
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Perhaps Israeli leaders feel guilty for Israel’s initial rejection of Pollard, and the failure to extricate him from his American pursuers. Pollard tried to gain sanctuary at the Israeli embassy in Washington but the guards turned him away. Pollard was arrested at the embassy gates while his Israeli handlers were whisked to Israel, out of reach of American prosecution.
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