Congressional Letter Urges Obama To Release Pollard

[Purveyor]

A congressional letter to President Obama urging clemency for Jonathan Pollard garnered 39 signatures, all Democrats.

In comments at a press conference late Thursday, Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) said he initiated the letter, written in coordination with a broad array of Jewish groups, mostly out of humanitarian concerns for the convicted Israeli spy, imprisoned 25 years, but also as a spur in the peace process.

"My own hope is that if the president were to do this it would contribute to the political climate within the democracy of Israel to enhance the peace process," he said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has in the past said that releasing Pollard would help secure support for concessions in peace talks with the Palestinians.

The letter's emphasis is on what it says is the disproportionate length of Pollard's sentence.

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http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=195988

[bluestateguy]

1. Clinton wouldn't release him and neither would Bush the Younger

not happening.

[vaberella]

2. So we have to bribe these people to want peace. You've got to be shitting me. n/t

[Me.]

3. Hell No

Let him serve his sentence for his filthy spying. Enough Israeli appeasement.