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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If they are so apologetic for Pollard, by the way we have a more recent Israel spy, why are they pressing the President to either release Pollard or relinquish him to them

Apparently Sheinbein considered jail time in Israel was more advantageous to him than jail time in maryland. Therefore, it was sanctuary for him.

The reason we have so many enemies in that area is because of our undying can do no wrong support of Israel. Many would consider Israel IDF a terrorist group, so I guess it depends on how you define the word and who is yielding it. [/quote]
[url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19870306&id=aIMcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MmMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6965,3902705]Israel did apologize[/url], the pressuring is due to the length of the sentence, which some believe is out of proportion, Sheinbein thought he would be free in Israel, but Israel sentenced him anyway, saying the IDF is a terrorist group is like saying the US Army is a terrorist group, and our support of Israel is just one reason they are against us among many (e.g. being the major power and a convenient boogeyman, backing the shah, etc.).[/quote]

Really??  First of all, Israel called it a rogue operation until 1998.  What kind of apology is that?  Second, exactly how would one argue that the sentence was out of proportion?  He handed over 1 million documents, enough to fill a six by 10 foot room floor to ceiling.  [/quote]
PP here.  Look at the article I linked. It shows the specific apology. As for the sentence being out of proportion, it was spying by an ally and a life sentence, although I do not have an opinion on the Pollard spying sentence.[/quote]

I read the article, it's not much of an apology.  You can quote it back to me and point out what I missed.  I read in your source that it was a regrettable act by a rogue person not high up, and that they hoped to repair our relationship because it was an isolated incident.  That wasn't in fact the case, as they admitted in 1998.[/quote]

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