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Article: The politics of pardon: Israel and Jonathan Pollard.
- Article from:
- Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ)
- Article date:
- June 22, 1996
- Author:
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"The State of Israel has no connection with Pollard or his family. The State of Israel did not hire him and did not assign him an espionage mission."
Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, 11 March 1987(1)
"Granted, I broke the law. But, to tell you the truth, I'd rather be rotting in prison than sitting shiva [seven-day mourning] for the hundreds of thousands of Israelis who could have died because of my cowardice."
Jonathan Jay Pollard, 1990(2)
The continuation of Jonathan Pollard's incarceration is a manifestation of the other side of the Israeli-U.S. relationship. Over the years this connection has become a source of envy and jealousy for a number ...