A \"Free Pollard!\" rally will be held near the Prime Minister\'s residence, at Paris Square and King George St. in Jerusalem at 7 PM tonight. Participants are asked to bring signs in Hebrew and English calling upon Sharon to directly ask US President Bush to release Pollard. The Committee to Bring Jonathan Home says that the demonstration is being held at a critical time, and that the momentum that has recently been gained in the campaign must be utilized to the fullest. \"Maybe Sharon will finally wake up and ask Bush directly for a pardon for Pollard,\" said one supporter.
Attorney-General Elyakim Rubenstein spoke with his U.S. counterpart John Ashcroft by phone today, and raised the matter of the several dozen Israelis imprisoned in the U.S. for immigrations and employment violations. Ashcroft promised to personally investigate the matter, and said that some of them would be released soon. He emphasized, however, that the United States takes these infractions seriously. Five Israelis who returned from over two months in U.S. prisons for violations of this nature recounted harrowing tales of grave mistreatment and suffering.
Attorney-General Elyakim Rubenstein spoke with his U.S. counterpart John Ashcroft by phone today, and raised the matter of the several dozen Israelis imprisoned in the U.S. for immigrations and employment violations. Ashcroft promised to personally investigate the matter, and said that some of them would be released soon. He emphasized, however, that the United States takes these infractions seriously. Five Israelis who returned from over two months in U.S. prisons for violations of this nature recounted harrowing tales of grave mistreatment and suffering.