ISRAEL (VINnews) — Jonathan Pollard has retracted his short-lived endorsement of Ayelet Shaked, largely due to her alignment with Yoaz Hendel and other leftist politicians.
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On Tuesday, Pollard released a video announcing his endorsement of Interior Minister Shaked and her Zionist Spirit party. However he later rescinded, due to her controversial stances and refusal to commit to a right-wing coalition.
In his video endorsement of Shaked, Pollard said: “I truly believe that she realizes the mistake that she made and will not repeat her error…We all make errors in judgment. The difference is between those of us who refuse to acknowledge such errors, and those of us who recognize their errors and commit never to repeat them. I believe that Ayelet Shaked is just such a person, and deserves to be given an opportunity to continue being part of Israel’s leadership.”
There was fierce backlash to that statement. MK Miri Regev wrote on Twitter: “Ayelet, you managed to deceive Pollard as well. You managed to drag him into your dance of lies as well. Cynical and cold political exploitation of a dear and good man. Where else will you go?”
MK Yoav Kish added: “For those who forgot. The Yamina party led by Bennett and Shaked took right-wing voters to support the current Lapid government with the support of the Muslim Brotherhood. Shaked is still serving as a minister in this government.”
Pollard sent a statement of retraction to Arutz Sheva: “After the things I said regarding Ayelet Shaked this morning, it became clear to me that she refuses to remove Yoaz Hendel from her list and to commit that she will only join a right-wing government. This raises a real concern that she will once again transfer votes from the right to the left. Therefore, I retract my support for her.”
Shaked responded to his retraction. “The poison machine directed at him from the moment he announced his support for me put Jonathan in an impossible situation and I’m glad he pulled himself out of the eye of the storm,” she said. “An Israeli hero like Jonathan deserves to be at the heart of the consensus and not become a target in the toxic discourse of Israeli politics. As I have said from every stage in recent weeks – only together we will win, this is the secret of the strength of the people of Israel,” Shaked concluded.
Ask me if I care.
When will Pollard take responsibility for his actions? Why would anybody care what Pollard has to say and who he endorses?
“with the support of the Muslim Brotherhood”
That is a lie.
Even Pollard waffles and withers under threats.