Pollard Petition Supporting Feiglin Obama Speech Boycott
Latest update: March 10th, 2013
print
tell a friend
Photo Credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90
In a effort to help speed up the release of imprisoned Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, a second petition was posted online, this one asking Jews in Israel and around the world to urge every Knesset Member to stage a walkout during President Barack Obama’s upcoming speech in the Knesset—should Obama not set Pollard free.
But while the original petition calling on Obama to bring the freed Pollard with him to Israel has reached 116,645 signature, its more aggressive sister is still in the realm of three-digits.
MK Moshe Feiglin has already announced that he would boycott Obama’s Knesset speech to protest Pollard’s continued imprisonment. A couple of weeks ago, Feiglin wrote:
“Today, Ta’anit Esther, I understood that we have reached the red line, beyond which – we’re losing our brother Jonathan Pollard. The President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama, is scheduled to arrive in Israel and to speak in the Knesset on the eve of Passover. You are welcome, Mr. President – along with our brother Jonathan. With God’s help, when Obama releases our brother Jonathan, I would be delighted to honor him and listen to his speech in the Knesset plenum. But if, God forbid, our brother will not be released, I call on all my colleagues, the Knesset Members, to join me and to leave the Knesset plenum deserted during the speech of the head of a state which has been holding our brother Jonathan captive for 28 years.”
The petition is in Hebrew, but it offers instructions for English speakers.
The Jewish Press has learned that Jonathan and Esther Pollard have asked that Israelis not protest against President Obama during his visit. And, meanwhile, the Obama speech has been moved from the Knesset to the International Convention Center (Binyanei Ha’uma) in Jerusalem.
tell a friendAbout the Author: JewishPress.com Senior Internet Editor Yori Yanover has been a working journalist since age 17, before he enlisted and worked for Ba'Machane Nachal. Since then he has worked for Israel Shelanu, the US supplement of Yedioth, JCN18.com, USAJewish.com, Lubavitch News Service, Arutz 7 (as DJ on the high seas), and the Grand Street News. He has published two fun books: The Cabalist's Daughter: A Novel of Practical Messianic Redemption, and How Would God REALLY Vote.
You might also be interested in:
If you don't see your comment after publishing it, refresh the page.
7 Responses to “Pollard Petition Supporting Feiglin Obama Speech Boycott”
6
Loading ...
EXCELLENT IDEA!
Nothing like biting the hand that's feeding (and arming) you.
Israel repays it's debts but has Egypt? Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the UN? Anything within the last 5 years ever come out of those countries and institution I mentioned to benefit the hand that feeds/arms them? By the way – Israel gets 2nd hand items (military) from the US and turns it around then resells it back to the US. The technology of a missile defense system that is on all of the US Domestic and international aircraft came from ISRAEL. Now please go and play in traffic. That's a good creepette.
What the hell are you doing in California if you hate Obama so much? Go make aliyah. Better yet, go to hell.
Pollard sold us out to the highest bidder. Had it been the Russians, he would have sold our secrets to the Kremlin. Had it been Iran, he would have betrayed us to the ayatollahs and the mullahs. Fortunately for us, Israel outbid them. It's interesting that Clinton, Bush, and Obama, all of whom are pro-Israel, despite the bullshit that's written here, didn't pardon Pollard. There's a reason for that.
One more thing: If you hate Obama (and the USA) so much, make aliyah. Now go play in traffic on the Highway to Hell.
Go Feiglin! I wish we in the States had politicians that had a backbone! Wonderful!
Hay..when you let the snake slither down the tree, might as well give the old obama akbar….all the ungodly, immoral, our women love the snake