With all the angst
over Jonathan Pollard’s long incarceration I wonder why it is that he has never
asked for parole. According to an article in Arutz Sheva (re-posted at Matzav.com) Joseph deGenova (who was the prosecutor in that case and personally opposes his release) said if he does that
and supporters like former Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger and former CIA director, James Woolsey testify at his parole hearings, that would auger very
well for his prospects.
He could have
applied for a parole hearing as early as 10 years after he began serving his sentence – and yet
he never did? What has he gained by not
doing so, other than over 15 additional years in prison – and still counting?
There has been a worldwide
attempt, mostly by the Orthodox Jewish community to gain a pardon, clemency, or commutation of sentence for Pollard. Wouldn’t
parole serve virtually the same purpose – to get him released from prison? Why
are we spending so much effort and political capital if he could do it all by
himself?
There is something
very funny about this case. And I don’t mean funny - 'ha ha'.
