U. S. President Obama versus Jonathan Pollard, Obama Sees it as Jewish Issue

For those who think that United States President Barack Hussein Obama can be convinced to free Jonathan Pollard for humanitarian and/or legal/logical/moral reasons, you've pegged Obama 100% wrong.  Listen carefully to his words.  He sees Pollard as a Jew, and he sees the demands to free him as tribal loyalty.

 “I recognize the emotions involved in this,” he said. “One of the strengths of the Israeli people is you think about your people wherever they are. I recognize that and am sympathetic.” (from article in the Jerusalem Post)

• Obama thinks we're emotionally involved. 
• He doesn't see any logical, objective, legalistic reason for Jonathan Pollard to be freed. 
• Obama doesn't think there was a travesty of justice when a "spy" for an ally gave the ally information and then was sentenced more disproportionately severely than enemy spies.
• For Obama this is a Jewish problem, not an American one.

US President Barack Obama being interviewed by Channel 2's Yonit Levy 
Photo: Courtesy US Embassy

 

U. S. President Obama was interviewed by Israeli journalist Yonit Levi.  Levi is the Israeli journalist of choice for the Americans.  She treats Obama with the reverence he craves.

 

Now let's go back to that interview.  Everyone, especially Obama's staff,  knew that she had to ask about the chances of Obama freeing Pollard.  That means that Obama's reply had been well thought out and well rehearsed.  What exactly did Obama say?

“I recognize the emotions involved in this,” he said.

He accused Israel, Israelis and Jews of considering Pollard as an emotional, tribal issue.  Obama firmly denies that there has been any injustice, prejudice or anti-Semitism involved in Jay Jonathan Pollard's legal punishment. To Obama our demand that Pollard's sentence was more severe and longer than any other similar or more dangerous criminal is just a matter of what "your people," as he refers to Jews, would do for any Jew regardless of the crime.

 

I don't see Barack Hussein Obama as a friend of Israel or friend of Jews.  I see this as his showing his true feelings about us. Please remember that his, like all other visiting politicians' speeches here are just well crafted, diplomatic flattery which aim to get the most applause and praise possible. IMHO anyone who really thinks that Obama is a sincere friend ought to hurry and decorate those eggs for the Easter Bunny.

 

A Couple of Messages, Subtle and Not so Subtle to U.S. President Obama

"A picture is worth a thousand words" they say.

Look carefully.  Where is this picture taken? What's the message?

 

Look carefully. Where is this picture taken? What's the message?

For those who don't know, this is the road between Jerusalem and the turn-off to both Beit El and Ramalla.  Yes, this is part of the road that was closed twice today so that Unite States President Barack Hussein Obama could visit Ramalla.  This is the road that goes to Jerusalem and Sha'ar Binyamin, the commercial-industrial center where I work.  Tens of thousands or more of Jews and Arabs travel this road every single day.  Yes, it's a road open to both Arabs and Jews.  And Sha'ar Binyamin is also open to both Arabs and Jews.  I serve them all, same prices and same service in Yafiz, the clothing store for the entire family.

Have you noticed which flags our regional council, Mateh Binyamin put up as decoration?  Yesterday as I noticed that there were flags up, I got worried.  Obama's road trip, rather than being flown by helicopter, would be inconveniencing the tens of thousands of people normally on the road at that time.  That's because the road was to be totally closed.  Many people had been forced to change their plans and travel times because of the closed road.  Beit El, Psagot, Kochav Yaakov and Adam were totally locked in, because they don't have any other roads they can take. 

Luckily I work part-time and didn't work today. 

Back to the flags...
Two types of flags have been flying on the roads, the Israeli flag and the one for Mateh Binyamin.  I found that a comfort.  Flying the "stars and stripes" would be like pouring salt on the wound, celebrating our inconvenience.

And this poster down here is to urge Obama to finally free Jonathan Pollard.

The campaign to make Obama free Jonathan Pollard

I doubt if Obama will ever see these posters, but G-d willing he'll hear from enough Israelis that Pollard has served more than enough for his crime.