Pollards urge public not to protest Obama visit
Israeli agent Jonathan Pollard and his wife Esther called
upon the Israeli public on Thursday to show respect to US President Barack
Obama during his visit to Israel in two weeks.
"Esther and Jonathan Pollard join the Committee to
Bring Jonathan Pollard Home in urging the public to refrain from any action
that may impugn the honor of the State of Israel by conveying, even
inadvertently, any hint of disrespect or dishonor towards our official
distinguished visitor," the Pollards said in a statement. "We call
upon the Israeli public to welcome President Obama to our country and to behave
at all times with all due respect and honor towards the president of the United
States."
The Pollards expressed firm opposition to Likud MK Moshe
Feiglin's call for the public to infiltrate Obama's speech at the Jerusalem
International Convention Center and walk out when Obama enters the room if he
comes to Israel without commuting Pollard's sentence.
Feiglin expressed disappointment that Obama decided not
to address the Knesset. Had Obama come to the parliament, Feiglin intended to
stage a walkout during his speech to protest the continued incarceration of
Pollard, who is in the 28th year of a life sentence.
The official Committee to Bring Jonathan Pollard Home
sanctioned by the Pollards prefers to go through official channels, hoping
President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu can persuade Obama
to grant Pollard clemency.
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