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Sunday, January 6, 2008
Pollard Responds to Minister Ben Eliezer Championing Barghouti Release

Pollard Responds to Minister Ben Eliezer Championing Barghouti Release
Justice4JPnews - January 6, 2008

Esther Pollard responded this morning to Minister of Infrastructure Fuad Ben
Eliezer who declared (regarding a prisoner release deal) "If Barghouti's
name is not on the list of those to be freed, I will personally fight for
his release!" Ben Eliezer's remarks today left no room for doubt that his
advocacy for the release of Marwan Barghouti, who is serving 5 life
sentences for the murder of Israeli citizens, is unconditional.

Asked by Israeli media for her response, Esther replied:

When we first met with Ben Eliezer he was Israel's Minster of Defense. We
asked him what he was doing to free Jonathan, and he shot back, "What have I
got to do with Pollard?!" We had to remind him that Jonathan worked under
the auspices of the Ministry of Defense and that as Minister of Defense it
was his responsibility to seek Jonathan's immediate release. In all the
years since then, Ben Eliezer has never lifted a finger to help Jonathan and
certainly has never once opened his mouth publicly to advocate for freedom
for Jonathan Pollard. It is simply stunning, on the eve of American
President Bush's arrival in Israel, that Israeli Cabinet Ministers
(yesterday Matan Vilnai, today Fuad Eliezer, and recently Gidon Ezra and
others) instead of advocating for the release of Jonathan Pollard who worked
on behalf of the State of Israel for the security of its citizens, are
announcing their intention to fight for the release of arch-terrorist,
Marwan Barghouti! Is there no end to the depths this government is willing
to sink?

Tomorrow, (Monday, 7 January 2008, 2:30 PM) Esther Pollard will take part in
a ceremony led by members of the Jerusalem City Council (headed by Rep. Mina
Fenton) to re-name a central city square in honor of her husband. Kikar
Pariz (opposite the King's Hotel) will be renamed, "Freedom for Jonathan
Pollard Square" effective immediately and until his release and his return
home. The public is invited to attend.

See Also:
Jerusalem City Council Members to Dedicate Square in Honor of Pollard
www.jonathanpollard.org/2007/122507.htm

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JUSTICE FOR JONATHAN POLLARD
Website: http://www.JonathanPollard.org
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