After 20 Years: Knesset Recognizes Pollard As A Prisoner of Zion
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Tuesday, November 22, 2005
“Members of Knesset ratified a decision tonight recognizing Pollard as a Prisoner of Zion and calling upon the US to free him.”
“Twenty years after he entered prison in America, after being convicted of espionage for Israel, the Knesset tonight issued a resolution which states, ‘The Knesset recognizes Jonathan Pollard as a Prisoner of Zion, and calls upon the Unites States to release him upon humanitarian grounds.’ The Knesset will also petition the Prime Minister to make an official request to the US regarding this matter.”
“The Knesset Speaker is charged with conveying to President Bush and to the Congress and Senate, a petition signed by 112 members of Knesset calling for the release of Jonathan Pollard. (J4JP: this is the same petition that was signed in July of 2003 which has still not found its way to the US!) A special delegation is to be convened for this purpose.”