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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAbraham Foxman, Director Of The Anti-Defamation Calls Pollard Case Vendetta against American Jews
Jewish leaders may be taking a big risk by charging that refusing to free Pollard is a vendetta against US JewsBy: Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu Published: January 27th, 2014
Abraham Foxman, director of the Anti-Defamation League, has charged that the continued refusal of American governments to free Jonathan Pollard for prison is a vendetta against the entire American Jewish community.
HaModia reported that in response to a poll by Tablet magazine of leaders of Jewish organizations, Foxman stated, The fact that Pollard shared information with an ally Israel was no reason for him not to be punished. But after this long imprisonment, the fact that it was such a close ally who received his information should have influenced a positive response when the subject of parole arose.
I am not one to equate what Pollard did, to betray his country, to the recent revelations that the United States has been spying on top Israeli leaders. Here too, however, these revelations add further context to the absurdity of the ongoing vendetta against this one man.
Yes, I use that word because thats what it seems like at this point. If it were only a vendetta against one individual it would be bad enough. But it has now become one against the American Jewish community.
In effect, the continuing imprisonment of this person long after he should have been pardoned on humanitarian grounds can only be read as an effort to intimidate American Jews. And, it is an intimidation that can only be based on an anti-Semitic stereotype about the Jewish community, one that we have seen confirmed in our public opinion polls over the years, the belief that American Jews are more loyal to Israel than to their own country, the United States .
Read more at: http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/adl-calls-pollard-case-vendetta-against-american-jews/2014/01/27/
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Abraham Foxman, Director Of The Anti-Defamation Calls Pollard Case Vendetta against American Jews (Original Post)
Purveyor
Jan 2014
OP
I say, BULLSHIT. He more likely is not too thrilled at Kerry's framework deal for Israel.
Jefferson23
Jan 2014
#3
I think it was Andrew Sullivan who said that Abe Foxman will accuse you of anti-semitism
geek tragedy
Jan 2014
#4
elleng
(130,731 posts)1. I wish foxman would retire already!
Kingofalldems
(38,422 posts)2. I think Mr. Foxman is quite prejudiced himself.
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)3. I say, BULLSHIT. He more likely is not too thrilled at Kerry's framework deal for Israel.
Talk about over playing your hand...good luck in the credibility dept, Abe.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)4. I think it was Andrew Sullivan who said that Abe Foxman will accuse you of anti-semitism
if you sneeze on a bagel.