IMRA - Monday, April 7, 2003 JONATHAN POLLARD'S OPEN LETTER TO AN ISRAELI M.K.

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Monday, April 7, 2003

JONATHAN POLLARD'S OPEN LETTER TO AN ISRAELI M.K.

JONATHAN POLLARD'S OPEN LETTER TO AN ISRAELI M.K. Justice4JP Release -
April 7, 2003

JONATHAN POLLARD: " For 2000 years our people prayed for a restoration of
our sovereign right to The Land, and all we have to show for it is the
political equivalent of a cheap whore house."

J4JP BACKGROUND NOTE:
Jonathan Pollard has never met Member of Knesset Uri Ariel of the National
Union party. The only time Ariel ever asked to visit Jonathan was as an
afterthought, hours before leaving for a regularly scheduled trip to the
U.S. Israeli officials who have visited Jonathan know that it takes weeks
and sometimes months to obtain all the necessary clearances from Washington.

Recently Jonathan received a series of letters from M.K. Ariel. The letters
offer Jonathan no substance; propose no initiatives; just express "best
wishes"; inform Jonathan that Ariel is "continuing to fight for Jonathan's
release;" and advise him to "stay strong". The letters also describe Ariel's
activities as an M.K. - all of which are completely unrelated to Jonathan
Pollard and his plight.

After months of receiving these letters, Jonathan finally felt he must
respond. His response to Uri Ariel follows below. Its message is equally
applicable to the entire political establishment.

J4JP would like to point out that ordinary Israeli citizens, feeling
powerless to do much else to help Jonathan Pollard, often write him personal
letters. Jonathan deeply appreciates receiving these letters and enjoys
reading them

However, when Jonathan receives the same type of letter from Israeli
politicians, whose responsibility it is to lobby for and to secure his
release, the effect is paradoxical. Since Israeli politicians are doing
nothing else to help Jonathan, after 18 years in prison such letters do not
comfort, they infuriate.

Jonathan's mailing address appears below.

TO: MK URI ARIEL, NATIONAL UNION PARTY

DATE: APRIL 7, 2003

FROM: JONATHAN POLLARD #09185-016
FCI BUTNER
POB 1000
BUTNER, NORTH CAROLINA
USA 27509-1000

Via Regular Mail

Dear Uri,

Please stop sending letters to me. All they do is underscore the blatant
cowardliness and treachery of our political establishment.

Despite your "best wishes," Uri, when it comes right down to it, both you
and your party are no better than the bootlickers who abandoned me 19 years
ago.

And just who are you, Uri, to "fight for my freedom"? What a sick, pathetic
joke. Kever Yosaif lies in ruins and your so-called "party" joins a
Government of liars and murderers! Ma'araht HaMachpela is besieged on all
sides, and the National Union negotiates for a place at the trough! Our holy
Temple Mount has been destroyed for a 3rd time, Uri, and you pathetic
politicians run around the Knesset like a bunch of scared hens, afraid of
Edom and Esau. What a disgrace to all of our martyrs who have fallen
dreaming of a proud, independent Jewish national homeland!

For 2000 years Uri, our people prayed for a restoration of our sovereign
right to The Land, and all we have to show for it is the political
equivalent of a cheap whore house. G-d must look at you and weep.

So Uri, my friend, let me give you some very good advice: worry about
yourself. The Lord G-d of Israel will save me.

Jonathan