After all the denials, by Dershowitz and Gabriel Schoenfeld, it's nice to get this from Eli Kavon, a Floridian, writing in the Jerusalem Post:
MOST AMERICAN Jews, as loyal supporters as they
are of Israel, would never have betrayed this great country like
Pollard did. But the Pollard Affair raises many questions about the
specter of dual loyalty among American Jews. It is obvious that Pollard
did not truly believe he was betraying his country. As an American Jew,
I have lived my whole life hearing the mantra that "the interests of
America are the interests of Israel." Fortunately, we, as Jews in
America, have been protected from charges of dual loyalty precisely
because the American dream and the Zionist dream share so much in
common.
Perhaps Pollard thought that by helping Israel fight its
enemies, he was helping America fight its enemies. In the post-9/11
world, America and Israel are indeed fighting the common enemy of
global terrorism and Islamic extremists. But let us imagine that a day
will come in America when US and Israeli goals are not the same. I do
not see that day coming soon, yet in theory all American Jews who love
and support Israel are faced with the specter of dual allegiance. What
would we do if in a future conflict our country was in direct
opposition to the Jewish state?
Dude: the American/Zionist dream is over. The two countries have very separate interests. Make Israel a real ally in the war on intolerance, say by urging its democratization, or make aliyah.
