Israel's Treachery

If this is true:-

According to U.S. law enforcement officials and various documents, Kadish got in touch with his Israeli contact after Israel agreed in 2004 to secretly acknowledge to American officials that Pollard was not an isolated case, thereby confirming longtime American suspicions that Pollard was not the only American spy working for Israel.

Then the real treason here is that of Israel under Ariel Sharon.  Being treasonous to Jay Pollard.

Israel said kaddish over Pollard, symbolically.

UPDATE

I just now spotted this in the Washington Post:-

The handler and Kadish renewed their ties on March 20, according to the FBI affidavit, after federal agents interviewed Kadish for the first time. "Don't say anything," the handler allegedly said. "Let them say whatever they want. . . . What happened 25 years ago? You didn't remember anything."

The next day, FBI agents again questioned Kadish, who allegedly denied the call had taken place.

On second thought, not only treacherous but it seems that some Israelis, even those supposedly spies, are plain stupid.  Talking on an open line?  After the caller informs you he was questioned by the FBI the previous day?

UPDATE 2

And this seems to continue to lead me to my supposition that Mr. Kadish was considered more important to Israel than Jonathan Pollard. And I think that, perhaps, somehow, to keep a possible spotlight off this man, who even may have been personal friends with Rafi Eitan, Shimon Peres or Yitzhak Rabin, that Pollard was sacrificed - kicked out of the embassy, documents were handed back to the US and for a good few years, interest and concern for Jay was kept at the barest minimum.:

Mr. Kadish, friends and neighbors said, was a staunch defender of Israel and Zionism; he was born in Connecticut but grew up in Palestine and fought for Israel’s independence.                            Source

Chareidi Street Theater

And here I thought that modern forms of protest were beyond the imagination of a public that is known for its demonstrations.  But I just read this:

Yeshiva student undresses in store to protest chametz sale

Police on Monday afternoon arrested a 27-year-old yeshiva student for undressing in a Bat Yam supermarket...to protest a recent controversial court ruling which permitted the sale of chametz in some businesses.

A few weeks ago, a Jerusalem Magistrate's Court judge ruled that the matzot law, which prohibits the display of chametz (foods Jewish law prohibits on Passover) in public places during the holiday, does not apply to supermarkets, pizzerias and restaurants, as they are not considered "public."

The man was detained for interrogation on suspicion of performing an indecent act in public.

Eyewitnesses stated the 27-year-old had the inscription "this is not public" scrawled on his abdomen. He claimed that since chamez was sold on the premises, it could therefore not be legally recognized as a public place, and as such, there were no grounds to press charges against him.

Police were left unconvinced by this defense...

Even my fellow blogger, Tzvi Fishman could not have come up with a better idea.  I will admit that once, some 15 years ago, I thought of organizing a protest on the beach of Tel Aviv under the slogan "learn long-distance swimming now", explaining in satire that when the Pals. get weapons, eventually our best option will be Cyprus and points west.  I had to cancel that idea as none of my friends would appear in bathing suits.

But this act of street theater is refreshing.  We do have a future.

UPDATE

Here's his video (in Hebrew but you can see the writing on his stomach and he is definitely not crazy)

If Only, Part II

I blogged just the other day about a bit of wishful-thinking, that Jimmy Carter would be arrested for harming America's security in his meetings with Hamas.  I even quoted a respected security commentator who agreed.

Well, someone else agrees.

Here's her press release (which I found here - blogging can be a bit convoluted) wherein she says:

Rep. Sue Myrick (NC-9) called on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to revoke former President Jimmy Carter’s passport.  This is in response to the former President traveling to Syria to meet with Hamas, an organization officially designated by the United States as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
 
“Former President Carter has acted in contradiction of international agreements to isolate Hamas.  He has acted in defiance of both United States policy and international policy.  His actions reward terrorists, lend support, and provide legitimacy to their belief that violence will eventually get them what they want,” said Rep. Myrick.

But, we have another fallout, Minister Yishai from Shas:

Deputy Prime Minister Eli Yishai asked former U.S. President Jimmy Carter to tell Hamas leaders, including Khaled Meshal, that he would like to meet in order to expedite a prisoner exchange that would bring home kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit.

Yishai relayed his message to Carter during a meeting on Monday. The meeting was held at the request of the former president, who wanted to meet with Israeli political leaders from across the political spectrum. The meeting was arranged through the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv.

So, as you can see, politics is treachery.   Shas hides itself from what is going on over the Jerusalem negotiations and now Carter.