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Pollard: Execute prisoners until Gilad Shalit is free

December 2, 2009 11:20
Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard

ByJessica Elgot, Jessica Elgot

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Jailed spy Jonathan Pollard says Israel should be executing terrorists until Gilad Shalit is freed, rather than exchanging prisoners for his freedom.

Pollard, who is imprisoned in North Carolina, said the thought of terrorists being released was a chilul Hashem [crime against God]. He expressed horror at reports that Israel has done a deal with Hamas in which 1,000 Palestinian prisoners will be released.

Pollard is currently serving a life sentence in prison for spying for Israel on the United States. Convicted in 1987, he is not due to be released until 2015.

In the past, Pollard is rumoured to have rejected any prisoner swap deal for himself, including a proposed 2004 deal in which he would have been released at the same time as convicted murderer Marwan Barghouti.