Despite the fact that there is a large pro-Israeli lobby in the United States –which would make it politically dangerous to talk about condemnation of Israel, particularly in states with a large evangelical Christian base–pushing aside allegations of theft and espionage would further weaken the United States’ international credibility, according to many.
“[If] President Obama releases Pollard, it should be preceded by the belated return of the massive trove of classified documents he stole for Israel as well as all purloined nuclear materials and technologies,” said Grant Smith, the director of the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy.
Finally, realizations that this theft has been covered up and denied by the federal government for fifty years belies any allusions to transparency in the federal government. More