Mr. Olmert, Don’t Come Back Without Pollard
Excerpts;
Mr. Olmert, as you head to Washington, you are taking with you secret information about the development of ballistic weapons of war in Iran for use in Iraq. The reliability of the information you will be bringing, and the details of Iraq’s war capabilities, may help the United States to fight more effectively in Iraq to save the world from the threat of nuclear war. Consequently, you know just how valuable this secret information is. Thus, you may even begin to appreciate the great sacrifice that Jonathan Pollard made in passing this kind of information to save the State of Israel from the threat of destruction. Israel is obliged to do everything possible to secure his release from prison.
I call upon you, Mr. Olmert, to summon up all of your courage. You must, I believe, speak plainly with President Bush and tell him: ‘Mr. President, the Nation of Israel demands the release of Jonathan Pollard.’
I beseech you, in the name of all Prisoners of Zion, with a cry from the heart choking my throat, and tears streaming down my eyes: Free Jonathan Pollard Now!
Commentary;
We all pray continuously for Jonathan Pollard’s freedom; achshav, chik chuk, miyad, etmol. But how often do we have to hear and read headlines like this one? It is plain that, if Olmert IS in fact taking with him new, secret info about Iran and Iraq which President Bush and the state and defense departments don’t now possess, than he has a bargaining chip for Pollard’s release. But why utter “Don’t Come Back Without Pollard”, a futile refrain that we’ve heard often before? For alas, far be it for Olmert to endanger his coalition by working for Pollards’s freedom. After all, Rafi Eitan leads the pensioners party and He has what to hide; all of the documents the US wants. Pollard walks, so does Rafi — out of the coalition leaving Olmert with no government close to the budget vote deadline.
We all know that Olmert WILL return home, with or without Jonathan Pollard, probably without, given the level of callousness, abrasiveness and insensitivity which is embodied in Ehud Olmert. MB