Ex-US spy for Israel calls for Gaza ethnic cleansing as he seeks Knesset seat

[malaise]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/05/jonathan-pollard-israel-gaza-ethnic-cleansing

Jonathan Pollard, a former US navy intelligence analyst jailed for 30 years for spying for Israel, has said he will stand for election to the Knesset this year on a platform of ethnic cleansing.

Speaking to Channel 13 television, Pollard said: “I personally prefer the forcible removal of all current residents of Gaza, and the annexation of Gaza and its repopulation by us.”

Pollard said he decided to enter politics because of the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on southern Israeli communities that killed nearly 1,200 people and triggered the Gaza war. He blamed the Israeli government for failure to prevent the attack or intervene quickly after it began.

“Until then, I thought that the abandonment and betrayal I experienced from the government was an exception and not the rule, but after October 7 I realized that I was not an exception,” he said.
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No words

[irisblue]

1. I had forgotten about that SOB

From his wiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Pollard

snip-"In 1984, Pollard sold numerous state secrets, including the National Security Agency's ten-volume manual on how the US gathers its signal intelligence, and disclosed the names of thousands of people who had cooperated with US intelligence agencies.[1] He was apprehended in 1985, and in subsequent proceedings agreed to a plea deal, pleaded guilty to spying for and providing top-secret classified information to Israel. Pollard admitted shopping his services—successfully, in some cases—to other countries.[2] In 1987, he was sentenced to life in prison for violations of the Espionage Act.

The Israeli government acknowledged a portion of its role in Pollard's espionage in 1987, and issued a formal apology to the US,[3] but did not admit to paying him until 1998.[4] Over the course of his imprisonment, Israeli officials, US-Israeli activist groups and some American politicians continually lobbied for a reduction or commutation of his sentence.[5] In defense of his actions, Pollard said the American intelligence establishment collectively endangered Israel's security by withholding crucial information.

Opposing any form of clemency for Pollard were many active and retired US officials, including Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, former CIA director George Tenet; several former US secretaries of defense; a bi-partisan group of US congressional leaders; and members of the US Intelligence Community.[6][4][1][7] They maintained that the damage to US national security due to Pollard's espionage was much more severe, wide-ranging, and enduring than acknowledged publicly."

Pisses me off when I agreed with Rumsfeld & Cheney.

More there




About his release

source-https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2015-11-20/ty-article/.premium/jonathan-pollard-released-after-30-years/0000017f-e31f-d75c-a7ff-ff9fbc370000


Title-After 30 Years, Jonathan Pollard Released From American Prison
Convicted spy's lawyers appeal 'onerous and oppressive' conditions of parole; Netanyahu: 'I have dreamt of this day, Jonathan is finally reunited with his family.'


more there

[malaise]

2. Thanks for this

Rec

[sakabatou]

3. He should now be considered a traitor to the US

[irisblue]

4. He certainly was in the 80s

[Scrivener7]

5. We financed this. To our eternal shame.

[AloeVera]

7. Financed, armed, ran diplomatic cover for, defended, rationalized.

With no levers pulled and no red lines. Well one, and that did not hold. The proof is in the ruins and dust of Rafah.

[AloeVera]

6. At least he's honest with his "personal preference"

Who wants to bet he'll be elected? Resoundingly.

His "personal preference" aligns with the wishes of the majority of voters and of course with Israel's covert plans since the eve of October 7th.

Watch as these views and plans increasingly come out of hiding now.

Sort of like Trump demanding $1 billion for his ballroom now out of public funds which may have been the plan all along.

[leftstreet]

8. F*ck that genocidal psychopath

He should never have gotten out of prison

[Prairie Gates]

9. This absolute trashbag had a ton of defenders close to home, ahem

Of course, we once had a cohort claiming the IDF was the most moral army in history, so your mileage will vary with these schifosi.

Notably and thankfully, most of them have been smart enough to shut the fuck up lately.