by Dr. Reuven Berko
Whenever you try
discussing the release of Jonathan Pollard with the Americans, you get
unequivocal answers declaring that it is an internal American issue and
that a U.S. citizen who spies for another country should be punished to
the full extent of the law. They claim it was a mistake to have an
operative whose actions compromised the image of the entire Jewish
community, and that keeping Pollard in jail aims to deter other Jews who
are employed by the establishment from doing the same.
For Israelis today,
Pollard's release is a matter of principle akin to the ancient Jewish
tradition of the redemption of captives ("pidyon shvuyim"). Once he is
released, Pollard will be embraced as the victim of an error to which we
have openly confessed to. The Americans brutally ignore this pain,
knowing that Pollard's sin was not endangering the U.S. but helping
Israel -- an ally with which the U.S. shares its greatest secrets and
that is its most trusted partner in the war on terror. Therefore,
Pollard will serve his sentence in full and will not be released so much
as one minute earlier.
On the other hand, the
Americans are willing to interfere in Israel's own internal matters and
see it release the Palestinian terrorists it had imprisoned. Once
released, they are sure to become role models for Palestinian Authority
President Mahmoud Abbas and other terror operatives.
Sadly, since Pollard
was imprisoned the U.S. has released several spies who had harmed its
national security. The same U.S. that claims that such things are
"internal matters" now demands that Israel release terrorists who have
killed Israeli citizens, as part of some delusional peace plan.
Clearly, the Americans
know that this is a devastating step that greatly infringes on Israel's
internal affairs; that it encourages Palestinian and Islamic terror, and
that it demoralizes the Israeli public.
Meanwhile, the plot
thickened with the assistance of National Security Agency whistle-blower
Edward Snowden, who proved that it was the Americans, who are so
concerned about their "internal affairs," that were rummaging through
our internal affairs, and that their intelligence agencies had been busy
observing Israeli leaders and other security and social interests using
a network of agents and electronic surveillance. If anyone is surprised
by this hypocrisy, please stand up.
The U.S.'s increased
motivation regarding the "Palestinian problem" is especially strange
given its overall weakness on other core Middle East issues and its
disintegrating relationships with its Arab allies. The "Arab winter" has
made it perfectly clear, to the Americans as well, that the
"Palestinian problem" is of no interest to our bleeding region, where
millions of real refugees are in mortal danger.
The mysterious
interests pushing the Americans and Europeans to pressure Israel against
settlement construction in areas already meant to remain under Israeli
sovereignty in any peace deal, while demanding Israel compromise
fundamental security interests by releasing terrorists -- all for the
sake of this imaginary "vision of peace" -- is both baffling and
suspicious.
Washington's support of
Abbas' request to include Israeli Arabs in the prisoners' release has
set new records for duplicity. The Palestinian leader, as everyone
knows, refuses to recognize Israel as a Jewish state due to the "Arab
minority" living in it. He claims his refusal represents this minority.
The American interference in this purely internal Israeli matter is the
bastard father of hypocrisy and self-righteousness. Let the Israeli Arab
security prisoners pledge, in writing, that Abbas is their leader, and
may they be released as proud Palestinians and be sent back to their
country.
U.S. Secretary of State
John Kerry comes and goes while the Christian communities in the Middle
East are slowly eradicated, their churches burned to the ground.
Pollard the Jew is tormented under the imperial Roman Aquila -- the
eagle adopted by the U.S. as the symbol of its Great Seal. If the West's
"wise" policies cause the situation in the Middle East to deteriorate
further, Pope Francis stands to be the last Christian to visit the
region. Maybe then we will be able to better focus on the Jews.
Dr. Reuven Berko
Source: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=6845
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