WAREHOUSE SALE 2 DAYS N LY ! of the change in circumstances they've seen in just one year. She said, though, that the answers remain largely with Mr. Ne- tanyahu, that he's not the same person who presented messages favorable to her group's way of thinking. "It's ultimately God's decision, not Bibi's," said Mrs. Resnick. "But there is still an issue of truth. When we see a video like this, and we see Arafat saying these things against peace, against Israel, why doesn't any- one else see this?" Said Mrs. Matar, "I think that Netanyahu has pretty much proven himself to be a weak leader of Israel. All those brilliant things he said to us have fallen by the wayside. And what's the result? We're scared stiff in Is- rael. We feel things are going downhill fast on a slippery slope. "What we can't forget, howev- er, is that Israel is the inheritance of my grandchildren and your grandchildren. Nobody has a right to give it away. But as it's written in the Good Book, the ending will be fine. 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Mr. Horwitz complains that Mr. Pollard is "the poster boy for American Jews who feel there is an anti-Semite lurking in every shadow," that in truth he was a paid spy, that he was caught for compromising classified docu- ments and appropriately given the maximum punishment al- lowed. "Nothing more, nothing Jonathan Pollard less. Same sentence as John Walker." But few of Mr. Pollard's staunch defenders and none of his lawyers ever claimed he was a hero. To the contrary, most of them have consistently main- tained that what he did was wrong and deserved punishment. Intentionally or out of igno- rance, Mr. Horwitz misses the point: It is (and always has been) Kenneth Lasson is a law professor at the University of Baltimore. the severity of Mr. Pollard's sen- tence — which was grossly dis- proportionate to any other ever meted out for the same offense — that fuels the widespread pleas for clemency on his behalf. Until recently, anti-Semitism was rarely even mentioned by Mr. Pollard's supporters as a mo- tivation for their efforts, and it was certainly not argued in any of his legal briefs. American Jews — Jewish Americans — feel he has been betrayed by a miscar- riage of justice. So do many non- Jews. If America stands for anything, it's fundamental fairness. If Mr. Pollard were of Chi- nese or Irish ancestry, we should still stand up for his rights as an American. Now, the facts. Mr. Horwitz claims that "Mr. Pollard swiped 1,100 — that's right 1,100 — clas- sified documents." Pray tell where does he get his in- formation when Mr. Pol- lard's lawyers themselves have never been given ac- cess to the data? The gov- ernment's "damage assessments" have varied as wildly as the dollar fig- ures Mr. Pollard is sup- posed to have taken — but are impossible to verify or challenge because no hard evidence has ever been made available. Unlike Mr. Pollard, who was charged with passing classified information to an ally, Walker was convicted of spying for an en- emy with specific intent to harm the United States. Unlike Mr. Pollard, Walker never entered into a plea agreement that was ignored by the court. Unlike Mr. Pollard, Walker received the same sentence as others indicted for the same crime. On the other hand, the aver- POLLARD page 24 90-Days Same-As-Cash • Delivery & Set-Up Available • Quantities Limited Main Warehouse Only 1-800-929-1260_ 23966 Freeway Park Dr. in Farmington Hills (South of Ten Mile, between Haggerty & Halsted) FROM THE SOUTH - -275 North to Grand River Exit. Turn Right on Grand River. Stay on 10 Mile. Look for the Holiday Inn. Left on Industrial Dr. Left onto Freeway Park Dr. FROM THE WEST- FROM THE EAST - Take 1-96 East past 1-275 South. Take 1-96 West to 1-275 South. Right on Right on Grand River Exit 1st Grand River Exit.Then Right again to Grand River. 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