Why parole for Pollard isn't enough

In an editorial that follows up on Jonathan Pollard's scathing op-ed from Friday's editions, the Jerusalem Post explains why the Obama administration's stock answer to demands to free Pollard - 'let him apply for parole in 2015' - isn't an answer.

Suggesting parole as a solution to this
travesty of justice is as disingenuous as it is unjust. Parole – even if the US
government decides not to

Pollard blasts Israeli government over terrorist release

Jonathan Pollard, who has been imprisoned in the United States for the last 28 years for spying for Israel, has spoken out for the first time since his imprisonment. In a JPost op-ed, he blasts the Israeli government for releasing terrorists.

Over the last six decades,
Israel’s leaders and its judiciary have practiced the art of political
expedience to such a degree that Israel is now the

Still not an excuse

Graphic via Yisrael Medad.

But as Shy Guy pointed out yesterday in a comment, Pollard was probably the only guy who was happy on Sunday, because he's got too much integrity to want to be traded for 'Palestinian' terrorists.

And perhaps that's the lesson here. I've reached the conclusion that most Israeli politicians, including Netanyahu, couldn't care less about Pollard. They're looking for a