CNN : `` We urgently reiterate our call ... to release him '' `` His decision to say goodbye to us was wrenching , '' Rabbis says . Attorney : Obama `` has withdrawn , '' says life in prison not worth living . Obama to Rabbis : Negotiating his release is a `` moral imperative ''
State Department : `` We urgently reiterate our call ... to release him '' `` His decision to say goodbye to us was wrenching , '' Judy Gross says . Attorney : Alan Gross `` has withdrawn , '' says life in prison not worth living . Rabbis to Obama : Negotiating his release is a `` moral imperative ''