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Israel/Palestine

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8. Why do you think Israel is going to the lengths it is to put pressure on Obama

Mon Jun 11, 2012, 11:10 PM

Jun 2012

who will be presented with a petition by Israeli President Peres ? has any other POTUS come under this type of pressure? If not why Obama?

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Peres will make appeal to Obama for Pollard release [View all] oberliner Jun 2012 OP

I'm thinking...none. aquart Jun 2012 #1

25 years in prison is not "no penalty" oberliner Jun 2012 #2

Were they spying for Israel? aquart Jun 2012 #3

I must admit as a non-American this befuddles me sometimes... shaayecanaan Jun 2012 #5

Clinton pardoned several hundred while in office oberliner Jun 2012 #6

I'd forgotten about that aspect of it. Thanks. n/t aranthus Jun 2012 #11

Israel tried to pressure Clinton in the 1990s oberliner Jun 2012 #10

There's no justification for Pollard's release Ken Burch Jun 2012 #12

Could you possibly actually believe the things you are typing here? oberliner Jun 2012 #14

So then do you see justification for Israel spying on the US? azurnoir Jun 2012 #15

Everybody spies on everybody oberliner Jun 2012 #16

Wow oberliner Jun 2012 #18

Name one meaningful bit of intel that the U.S. EVER hid from Israel. Ken Burch Jun 2012 #19