Jonathan Pollard will be eligible for release after serving 35 years of his life sentence - which he will likely be released if he keeps up good behavior as a prisoner.
Right now, Pollard has already served 28 years of that sentence and his release would be a good bargaining chip that the U.S. could play toward obtaining a final peace agreement with Israel on the Palestinian issue. As more time passes. Pollard's value to the U.S. diminishes proportionately.
There are 40,000 rockets that Iran supplied that Hezbollah has which can be fired against Israel. There were only 12,000 when the Second Lebanon War began.
Iran supplied Hamas and Islamic Jihad with weapons in Gaza - including the Fajr missile with 200lb warhead that was fired into Tel Aviv in Nov. 2012.
"What benefit does the US derive from Israel's brutalization of the Palestinians?"
The AIPAC cadre would substitute "brutalization of Palestinians" with the phrase "vigorous investigation, interrogation, and detention of suspected terrorists".
For a great piece on who "rules" the West Bank check out this award-winning journalist Kawther Salam website:
Where was American and British outrage at illegal chemical weapons use at Halabja in March of 1988 where over 3,200 Kurds died?
Neither was there any American support in the United nations to punish Israel for illicit use of white phosphorus in Gaza in 2008-09 during Operation Cast Lead or of other war crimes and crimes against humanity that the U.N. Goldstone Commission found credible proof of?
Jonathan Pollard will be eligible for release after serving 35 years of his life sentence - which he will likely be released if he keeps up good behavior as a prisoner.
Right now, Pollard has already served 28 years of that sentence and his release would be a good bargaining chip that the U.S. could play toward obtaining a final peace agreement with Israel on the Palestinian issue. As more time passes. Pollard's value to the U.S. diminishes proportionately.
"....is there something that keeps Israel from setting up a Maginot line on the Israel side of the border."
Poor example. The Maginot Line was considered as one of the greatest strategic disasters in the history of warfare.
There are 40,000 rockets that Iran supplied that Hezbollah has which can be fired against Israel. There were only 12,000 when the Second Lebanon War began.
Iran supplied Hamas and Islamic Jihad with weapons in Gaza - including the Fajr missile with 200lb warhead that was fired into Tel Aviv in Nov. 2012.
Israel is concerned about its citizens' safety.
"What benefit does the US derive from Israel's brutalization of the Palestinians?"
The AIPAC cadre would substitute "brutalization of Palestinians" with the phrase "vigorous investigation, interrogation, and detention of suspected terrorists".
For a great piece on who "rules" the West Bank check out this award-winning journalist Kawther Salam website:
http://www.kawther.info
Where was American and British outrage at illegal chemical weapons use at Halabja in March of 1988 where over 3,200 Kurds died?
Neither was there any American support in the United nations to punish Israel for illicit use of white phosphorus in Gaza in 2008-09 during Operation Cast Lead or of other war crimes and crimes against humanity that the U.N. Goldstone Commission found credible proof of?