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azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
Tue Jan 28, 2014, 04:47 PM Jan 2014

ADL chief: Pollard case ‘on the verge of anti-Semitism’

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The Anti-Defamation League’s national director, Abraham Foxman, criticized the continued imprisonment of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, calling it “on the verge of anti-Semitism.”

Still, Foxman said, the fact that Pollard remains in prison despite having spied for an ally shows that there is an “ongoing vendetta” against him.

Foxman adds: “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.”

Foxman called for Pollard’s parole on humanitarian grounds. He called Pollard’s continued imprisonment “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.”

http://www.timesofisrael.com/adl-chief-pollard-case-on-the-verge-of-anti-semitism/

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ADL chief: Pollard case ‘on the verge of anti-Semitism’ (Original Post) azurnoir Jan 2014 OP
As usual, Foxman is out of his ever loving mind. nt DonViejo Jan 2014 #1
Oh yeah, that will work. nt bemildred Jan 2014 #2
snip* Now there are disturbing allegations that US Secretary of State John Kerry Jefferson23 Jan 2014 #3
Interesting piece it seems in the world according to Isi Leibler azurnoir Jan 2014 #5
Well, I would say, yea..when convenient. Jefferson23 Jan 2014 #6
"despite having spied for an ally" R. Daneel Olivaw Jan 2014 #4
Not pardoning someone is anti-semitism? shaayecanaan Jan 2014 #7
Oh! I get the irony now:--Foxman engages in more "defamation" than any other person on the planet Alamuti Lotus Jan 2014 #8
Right. nt bemildred Jan 2014 #9

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)
3. snip* Now there are disturbing allegations that US Secretary of State John Kerry
Tue Jan 28, 2014, 07:09 PM
Jan 2014

has hinted that Pollard’s release could be expedited if Israel makes additional unilateral concessions to the Palestinians.

The obscene implications of this are magnified given the extraordinary pressure which Kerry exerted on Israel to release 104 mass murderers to induce the Palestinians to even agree to conduct negotiations.

Hopefully Israeli leaders will adamantly distance themselves from enabling the Americans to exploit Pollard as a pawn in the extortion game with the Palestinians.

http://www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Candidly-speaking-Pollard-American-Jewish-leaders-and-anti-Semitism-339669


As I suspected, the accusations are the ground work to protect the framework with Israel.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
5. Interesting piece it seems in the world according to Isi Leibler
Tue Jan 28, 2014, 09:05 PM
Jan 2014

the US sees Pollard's main crime as being Jewish

Jefferson23

(30,099 posts)
6. Well, I would say, yea..when convenient.
Tue Jan 28, 2014, 09:18 PM
Jan 2014

I find it hard to believe Foxman is invested in Pollards release, certainly not to the degree
he is pushing the envelope with his vendetta card..anti-semitism. This is more about
the framework and Kerry had better not push Israel into doing anything they don't want., imo.

 

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)
4. "despite having spied for an ally"
Tue Jan 28, 2014, 07:29 PM
Jan 2014

It's too bad we didn't shut of the fucking ally that employed pollard to spy on the USA.


But everybody does it...then asks for billions in aid
.

shaayecanaan

(6,068 posts)
7. Not pardoning someone is anti-semitism?
Wed Jan 29, 2014, 02:03 AM
Jan 2014

Funnily enough, I thought that the usual principle was that people should be expected to serve their time.

 

Alamuti Lotus

(3,093 posts)
8. Oh! I get the irony now:--Foxman engages in more "defamation" than any other person on the planet
Wed Jan 29, 2014, 02:42 AM
Jan 2014

His behavior makes sense if interpreted as a piece of performance art.

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