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US could free Pollard to "save" "peace talks"
2014-04-01
All scare quotes mine.
JERUSALEM - An Israeli spy serving a life sentence in the United States and groups of Palestinian prisoners could be freed under an emerging deal to salvage Middle East peace talks, sources close to the negotiations said on Monday.

The sources, who spoke as U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry prepared to meet Israeli and Palestinian leaders, said under the proposed arrangement that Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy analyst caught spying for Israel in the 1980s, could be released by mid-April.
They'd damned well better not. Pollard is a traitor, pure and simple, and he should rot to death in prison.
In addition, Israel would go ahead with a promised release of a fourth group of Palestinians, among the 104 it pledged to free in a deal that led to the renewal of peace talks last July. Another group of jailed Palestinians would also go free - and the peace talks would be extended beyond an April 29 deadline, the sources said.
Why on earth would you let out that band of murderers? They'll kill more Israelis and you'll have to jug them again.

At some point you confess that the "peace talks" aren't worth it.
Posted by:Steve White

#7  How ‘bout somebody just saw off PollardÂ’s feet. Then Kerry can hand deliver one foot on his next trip to jumpstart negotiations and carry around the other to show off at the UN. Then when BiBi realizes KerryÂ’s dead serious he can start sawing off the feet of the prisoners heÂ’s sposed to release. Then in a public display BiBi can order a drop of bundles of feet smackdab on Hamas HQ. Now, when the Euroweenies start to carp, demand an embargo on shoes to the PA. Whattya thinkÂ…too dramatic?
Posted by: DepotGuy   2014-04-01 21:07  

#6  How much time did Sandy Berger do?
Posted by: Procopius2k   2014-04-01 15:09  

#5  In general I agree with the comments on Pollard then I think that at least Pollard is working for our allies and not against the US as so many other traitors that got away with it and I soften my stance a bit.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2014-04-01 14:49  

#4  Yes #3. Obama is the enemy. Acting more like a leader of the PLA all the time.
Posted by: Injun Ebboluger4092   2014-04-01 09:22  

#3  Well, isn't it normal for one side to trade its prisoners for the other sides prisoners?


So, Pollard is the Paleos prisoner that they'll trade for Israel's prisoners.



Does that mean that Zero is actually part of the Paleo team? What do you think?
Posted by: AlanC   2014-04-01 08:16  

#2  Yet another example of why Snowden will never return to the States and be prosecuted. Pollard and Snowden are not seen as traitors to the left. They are seen as political operatives and prisoners who were simply compromised.
Posted by: Besoeker   2014-04-01 03:53  

#1  First we get punked by Putin and now by the Israelis? Can't anybody here play this game?
Posted by: SteveS   2014-04-01 01:04  

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