NewzIsraeli spy Jonathan Pollard wants Iran ‘off the map’, says wars on Turkey and Egypt are next Jonathan Pollard, the Israeli spy who betrayed the United States, has called on Israel to prepare for war against Egypt and Turkey as he launches his campaign for a Knesset seat in October’s election. The American-born former US Navy intelligence analyst spent 30 years in prison after passing a vast collection of classified documents to Israel. In an interview with Israeli news channel ILTV on Sunday, Pollard called on Israel to wipe Iran “off the map” and identified Egypt and Turkey as its next major enemies.
“I hate to put it that way, but Turkey and Egypt are coming up next as our major strategic threat,” said Pollard. “And unless we have all these other fronts eliminated by that time, we're going to be in a terrible situation,” he added. Egypt and Turkey both maintain diplomatic relations with Israel, while Egypt signed a peace treaty with it in 1979.
Pollard’s comments nevertheless present the two countries as future enemies in an expanding Israeli war across the region - which has seen Israel attack Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Qatar, Yemen and Iran in the last three years. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Pollard also demanded that Israel alone determine Gaza’s future and backed the seizure of additional Lebanese territory. “As far as Lebanon is concerned ...
I have been in favour of officially pushing our border north to the Litani River,” said Pollard. He also urged Israel to attack Iran without waiting for Washington. “We have the resources, we just don't have the willingness to go ahead and take Iran off the map,” added Pollard.
Israel has relied heavily on American weapons and diplomatic protection during its genocide in Gaza and attacks on the region. Washington has supplied Israel with at least $23bn in military aid since October 2023. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Convicted for spying Pollard was arrested in 1985 and later pleaded guilty to passing a vast collection of classified US documents to Israel while working as a civilian intelligence analyst for the US Navy.…
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