Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said Monday that he had asked Barack Obama to release convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, who has been in prison for twenty-five years now, "half a dozen times," and would continue to bring up the issue.That is good news. Pollard needs an advocate. He is seriously ill. Over the last few months he has faced very serious health problems. Just last week he was sent to the prison hospital three times.That makes Netanyahu's advocacy for Pollard's case not just a simple act of justice -- which it is, since Pollard's punitive punishment is draconian, but also an act of mercy. This is a matter of saving a life, a Jewish life -- the life of a man worth saving.Jonathan Pollard has now languished in prison for over twenty-five years, and for what? His life sentence for espionage is an abomination. Pure antisemitism. Pollard received his life sentence without a trial, as a result of a plea bargain, which he honored and the U.S. government...(Read Full Post)