Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard wants Iran ‘off the map’, says wars on Turkey and Egypt are next
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Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, who betrayed U.S. intelligence secrets, is calling on Israel to prepare for wars against Iran, Turkey, and Egypt ahead of October's Knesset elections. Pollard has urged Israel to erase Iran from the map, naming Turkey and Egypt as the next major strategic threats.
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.
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.
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