Comments on: Pollard For Settlement Freeze?

By: emtok1

emtok1 — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 20:29:20 +0000

From what I remember of the Wye accords, Bibi brought up the Pollard issue and Clinton was really ticked off at him for bringing it up at the last second.

By: cccr

cccr — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:37:29 +0000

Bibi’s been there, done that. Remember the Wye accords? Clinton promised him to release Pollard then, and reneged at the last moment.

By: cherrybim

cherrybim — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:21:10 +0000

It ain’t gonna happen. No president wants to be the one that released Pollard. If the blackmail does work, Israel will pay dearly for such behavior.

By: AhvasChinom

AhvasChinom — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:01:18 +0000

The PA did nothing until the end of a long freeze, opting to then demand an extension. Considering that it can be logically argued that any agreement is moot if the PA cannot control the leadership in Gaza, if they want to prove that they can, how about their showing some “good faith,” and using their influence in the Arab world – Pollard AND Gilad out, and hard information and Red Cross visits (which were always required but not done) for all other MIAs, in exchange for a three-month extension?

By: saftala

saftala — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:38:24 +0000

As an Israeli I say this is a terrible idea. Bibi should say to Obama, you want talks, release Pollard first. Pollard MUST be released and building MUST start.

Bibi mustn’t agree to give up 1 blade of grass. Every inch of Erez Yisroel is Holy.

Pals. have a homeland. It is called Jordan.

By: aryeh_z

aryeh_z — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:23:07 +0000

NILI
This would actually be a very good deal if we were in fact at war with the Americans and not the Arabs. Then again, maybe we are and are finally acknowledging the reality. To be fair, I would not say that we are at war with the American people but it would seem that the US Government (especially the State Department) relates to us as some sort of an adversary. The American people have always been friendly to Israel and many have realized that the future of America is linked to its relationship with us. I suppose viewing the US Government as at war with us is not so radical in light of the fact that a very large number of Americans see their Government as at war with them.

All this to the side, what exactly is the logic here? What is the great benefit that will occur to the United States of America by freezing Jewish construction? Will it increase the US’s military security? Are the homes to be built some how a threat to the folks in Iowa? Will it lower the US national debt? I could go on in all sorts of other categories but it would be the same. After all we just went through ten months of this and exactly how did America or even the Arabs benefit from the freeze? In fact no one benefited at all. The whole point was to harm the Jews of Israel. To humiliate us and cause us distress. There was absolutely no positive gain for anyone from the freeze and there was never any intention that there should be. Its intent is only to harm and humiliate.

So just what is Bibi, the betrayer of Hevron, the putz of Wye and groveler of O’Bama considering? Pollard for more humiliation? The irony is that if this were to actually happen, the most prominent person to denounce this deal would probably be Jonathan Pollard.
Aryeh Zelasko
Beit Shemesh

By: baron

baron — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 17:05:04 +0000

disagree the root of the matter is pollard for the cause of a palestinian state in judea samaria and the answer is no under all circumstances what narrowmindedness i see

its like get out of gaza for this or that your packaging the land away

By: HaLeiVi

HaLeiVi — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:08:04 +0000

Do you have to be a special source not to comment?

By: Moose613

Moose613 — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:08:02 +0000

Getting Pollard back in exchange for an additional 3 month settlement freeze sound like a no-brainer. We can build just as well in January as in September.

By: tina

tina — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:02:51 +0000

You simply have to take this offer if hes Israel. The talks will fall apart a month later anyways over something else. The chance of anything happening here is less then zero. If Im israel – I take the offer -