The Rabbi of my Shul mentioned Jonathan Pollard over Shabbos. I have had a non-traditional view of the Jonathan Pollard affair, which I feel compelled to share. I am sure that many or most will disagree.
There are many arguments as to why Jonathan Pollard should, or should not be released. I don’t have the information or knowledge to decide whether these arguments are valid. There are certainly greater legal minds that can comment on these arguments.
I saw a movie a few years ago called Anna and the King. It is a remake of the movie, The King and I. The movie is about an English Woman (played by Jodie Foster) who travels so Siam to teach English to the King’s children. She becomes an important part of the King’s court and becomes emotionally attached to the king.
In the movie one of the king’s concubines commits a crime against the king. She is sentenced to death, by a tribunal. At the tribunal hearing, Jodie Foster gets up and yells at the tribunal and makes a big stink about how inhumane the tribunal is for sentencing the concubine to death for this transgression. She embarrasses the tribunal, herself, and the King.
After the tribunal hearing, the King scolds Jodie Foster for doing what she did. The King explained that had she not made such a fuss, he could have quietly interceded and saved his wife. Now that she made such a scene, any intercession by the King will make people think that she (Jodie) controls the King. The King was no longer able to save his wife because it makes him look weak.
That is all that I will say. I leave the thinking part to you.
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