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Ex-Spy Pollard Joins Orot HaShachar, Calls for Gaza Annexation

5/7/2026

Summary

Story summary

Jonathan Pollard (former U.S. intelligence analyst) announced he is joining Orot HaShachar and will push for Gaza annexation.
He said October 7 massacre motivated his move, called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claims false, labeled Minister Naftali Bennett a liar, and could serve with Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman.
He presented a 10-point plan calling for forced transfer of Gaza residents, annexation of Gaza, and production of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) weapons.

History

Historical Context

In May 1948, after Israel’s declaration of independence, David Ben-Gurion and the Haganah executed Plan Dalet, leading to the Nakba in which about 700,000 Palestinians were expelled or fled from over 400 villages. The United Nations recorded the destruction and the Arab League condemned the expulsions. Jonathan Pollard’s new 10-point plan calls for a similar forced transfer of Gaza’s two-million residents, reviving the 1948 precedent.

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Story summary

Jonathan Pollard (former U.S. intelligence analyst) announced he is joining Orot HaShachar and will push for Gaza annexation.
He said October 7 massacre motivated his move, called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claims false, labeled Minister Naftali Bennett a liar, and could serve with Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman.
He presented a 10-point plan calling for forced transfer of Gaza residents, annexation of Gaza, and production of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) weapons.

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