Jonathan Pollard is ready to renounce his U.S. citizenship, running the risk of never returning, should the Justice Department allow him to leave for Israel upon his release. “On November 20, 2015, after serving 30 years in prison, it is Mr. Pollard’s wish to move to Israel with his family so he can resume his…
President Barack Obama reportedly will not intervene to allow Jonathan Pollard to travel to Israel after he is paroled from federal prison. Obama could waive the requirement that prevents Pollard from leaving the United States but is unlikely to do so, the Washington Post reported Tuesday, citing Obama administration officials. Pollard is scheduled to be…
While many in the Jewish community are celebrating the upcoming release of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, some are still reflecting bitterly on his case. For many in sensitive government security positions, and for those working as defense contractors, Pollard’s espionage for Israel represents not only a moral lapse, but also a practical problem they still…
Israel offered a cautious welcome on Wednesday to the planned U.S. release of former spy Jonathan Pollard, wary that too warm a celebration might hurt efforts to persuade the Obama administration to let him leave for Israel immediately. Under parole terms announced on Tuesday, Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst who was convicted in…
The organized Jewish community celebrated as one the news July 28 that Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard will be released from prison in November, after completing 30 years of his life sentence. “We have long sought this decision and we believe this action is long overdue, with Pollard serving a longer sentence than anyone charged with…
(JTA) — Should the U.S. free convicted spy Jonathan Pollard later this year, many in Israel will celebrate the moment that they had hoped and fought for. What Pollard’s release won’t do, officials and analysts said, is make most Israelis feel any better about the nuclear deal with Iran. The Wall Street Journal on Friday reported…
Anne Pollard, Jonathan Pollard’s ex-wife, said the Israeli government should pay for a top attorney to represent him at his parole hearing in November. “I just want to see him out, I can’t bear it anymore, that he sat and lost all of his life in jail, it’s a crime, it’s such a crime,” Anne…
Jonathan Pollard, the Israeli spy, is set to be released on parole on Nov. 21 unless the parole board objects, the U.S. Justice Department said. A statement emailed to JTA on Saturday noted that Pollard, a U.S. Navy analyst, was arrested in 1985 and in 1987 sentenced to life for espionage. “Under the laws in…
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