He committed treason for profit, but many treat him as a hero.
Miriam
Chappell writes: "After spending 30 years in prison for spying on the U.S.
for Israel, Jonathan Pollard was released Friday. His attorney confirmed
Friday morning that Pollard has been released, shortly after Israel's Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement welcoming his release."
A rally in Jerusalem in 2005 in support of Jonathan J. Pollard. (photo:
Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)
US Releases Convicted Israeli Spy Jonathan Pollard After 30-Year Prison Term
By Bill Chappell, NPR
20 November 15
After spending 30 years in prison for spying on the U.S. for Israel,
Jonathan Pollard was released Friday. His attorney confirmed Friday morning
that Pollard has been released, shortly after Israel's Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement welcoming his release.
Pollard, 61, is a former U.S. Navy analyst who was arrested in 1985 for
stealing secrets for Israel. He eventually reached a plea deal with federal
prosecutors, and he received a life sentence in 1987. Today, Pollard was
released from a federal prison in Butner, N.C., where he served the bulk of
his jail term.
"As someone who raised Jonathan's case for years with successive American
presidents, I had long hoped this day would come," Netanyahu said. "After
three long and difficult decades, Jonathan has been reunited with his
family."
From Jerusalem, NPR's Emily Harris reports, "Israel gave Pollard citizenship
20 years ago. Now his supporters here and in the U.S. are lobbying American
officials to release Pollard from parole as well, and allow him to move to
Israel."
The U.S. and Israel reportedly had serious discussions about Pollard's
release in the spring of 2014. In July, the U.S. indicated that it would not
contest his release when Pollard became eligible for parole this month.
Update at 9:55 a.m. ET. : Pollard's lawyers sue to challenge conditions of
his parole.
As NPR's Carrie Johnson tells our newscast unit:
Lawyers for Pollard have filed a new lawsuit against the U.S. Parole
Commission. They argue requiring him to wear an electronic monitoring
bracelet and submit to computer inspections are conditions for pedophiles
and stalkers, not a 61-year-old man who has served as a model prisoner ...
The Justice Department had no immediate comment on the new legal challenge.
Our original post continues:
Pollard's case has long been a subject of debate and controversy, with his
critics calling him a profiteer and his supporters saying he was motivated
only by an urge to protect Israeli lives.
Earlier this year, The Washington Post recounted part of that debate:
"In an op-ed for The Washington Post written in 1998, former past directors
of naval intelligence, William Studeman, Sumner Shapiro, John L. Butts and
Thomas Brooks argued that as Pollard's case never went to trial (due to his
plea deal), it never became public that Pollard "offered classified
information to three other countries before working for the Israelis and
that he offered his services to a fourth country while he was spying for
Israel." The op-ed also argued that the "sheer volume" of documents passed
on by Pollard was almost unrivaled, and his support was only due to a
"clever public relations campaign."
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A rally in Jerusalem in 2005 in support of Jonathan J. Pollard. (photo:
Ronen Zvulun/Reuters)
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US Releases Convicted Israeli Spy Jonathan Pollard After 30-Year Prison Term
By Bill Chappell, NPR
20 November 15
fter spending 30 years in prison for spying on the U.S. for Israel,
Jonathan Pollard was released Friday. His attorney confirmed Friday morning
that Pollard has been released, shortly after Israel's Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement welcoming his release.
Pollard, 61, is a former U.S. Navy analyst who was arrested in 1985 for
stealing secrets for Israel. He eventually reached a plea deal with federal
prosecutors, and he received a life sentence in 1987. Today, Pollard was
released from a federal prison in Butner, N.C., where he served the bulk of
his jail term.
"As someone who raised Jonathan's case for years with successive American
presidents, I had long hoped this day would come," Netanyahu said. "After
three long and difficult decades, Jonathan has been reunited with his
family."
From Jerusalem, NPR's Emily Harris reports, "Israel gave Pollard citizenship
20 years ago. Now his supporters here and in the U.S. are lobbying American
officials to release Pollard from parole as well, and allow him to move to
Israel."
The U.S. and Israel reportedly had serious discussions about Pollard's
release in the spring of 2014. In July, the U.S. indicated that it would not
contest his release when Pollard became eligible for parole this month.
Update at 9:55 a.m. ET. : Pollard's lawyers sue to challenge conditions of
his parole.
As NPR's Carrie Johnson tells our newscast unit:
Lawyers for Pollard have filed a new lawsuit against the U.S. Parole
Commission. They argue requiring him to wear an electronic monitoring
bracelet and submit to computer inspections are conditions for pedophiles
and stalkers, not a 61-year-old man who has served as a model prisoner ...
The Justice Department had no immediate comment on the new legal challenge.
Our original post continues:
Pollard's case has long been a subject of debate and controversy, with his
critics calling him a profiteer and his supporters saying he was motivated
only by an urge to protect Israeli lives.
Earlier this year, The Washington Post recounted part of that debate:
"In an op-ed for The Washington Post written in 1998, former past directors
of naval intelligence, William Studeman, Sumner Shapiro, John L. Butts and
Thomas Brooks argued that as Pollard's case never went to trial (due to his
plea deal), it never became public that Pollard "offered classified
information to three other countries before working for the Israelis and
that he offered his services to a fourth country while he was spying for
Israel." The op-ed also argued that the "sheer volume" of documents passed
on by Pollard was almost unrivaled, and his support was only due to a
"clever public relations campaign."
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