While we should feel deep and genuine gratitude for Jonathan’s freedom and look forward to his arrival home in Israel, we should not overlook the deep educational value of his story to the Jewish people.
On the 8th of Menaḥem Av, we should remember Jonathan Pollard’s heroic sacrifice on behalf of the Jewish people and understand that his freedom is intertwined with that of the State of Israel.
In his effort to prove the loyalty of the American Jewish community, Rahm Emanuel went so far as to show that he has personally placed Washington’s interests above those of the Jewish people.