The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #71872 Message #1232649
Posted By: Jack the Sailor
24-Jul-04 - 12:39 AM
Thread Name: BS: Justice For Jonathan Pollard
Subject: RE: BS: Justice For Jonathan Pollard
Rabbi-Sol, an US citizen comes on here and accuses the government of this country of Anti semitism.
So are you saying the government of the US has locked up this man and punished him cruely and unusually because Caspar Weinberger, whose father was a Jew, hates Jews so much that he has singled out this one man for special punishment?
There couldn't be another reason? Maybe one that has to do with national security? Come on people!!?? Sorry Rabbi-sol this story just does not pass my smell test.
As a Rabbi, I understand your desire to stick up for Jews, but I don't like to see that applied to traitors. Especially traitors who spy for Israel. The apperance of conflict of interest does Mr. Pollard no good and it also reinforces negative stereotypes.
I think that having the government of Israel and all of these Jewish groups screaming for his release is probably not doing him any favor, the message sent to other potential spies would be disasterous. Maybe if y'all would let up, and maybe condemn him for spying on your own home country, maybe promise not to give him a parade, you might give him and the government a chance to work things out.