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| Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard set to be released from prison in November | Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard set to be released from prison in November |
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| Convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard is scheduled to be released from prison in November, according to media reports. | |
| Pollard, will be released from prison on 21 November, his attorneys told Reuters on Tuesday. | Pollard, will be released from prison on 21 November, his attorneys told Reuters on Tuesday. |
| The former US naval intelligence analyst was sentenced to life in prison in 1987 after pleading guilty to handing classified information to Israel. In particular, Pollard handed over information about Soviet arms shipments to Arab countries and details of Iraqi and Syrian chemical weapons programs. | The former US naval intelligence analyst was sentenced to life in prison in 1987 after pleading guilty to handing classified information to Israel. In particular, Pollard handed over information about Soviet arms shipments to Arab countries and details of Iraqi and Syrian chemical weapons programs. |
| His continued imprisonment has long been an issue in US-Israeli relations. The Israeli government has long called for his release and sympathizers in the US have argued that Pollard received an overly harsh sentence considering that he was spying on behalf of a US ally. However, many in the intelligence and national security community have long pressed to keep Pollard in jail. On Monday, former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld tweeted his opposition to Pollard’s release. | His continued imprisonment has long been an issue in US-Israeli relations. The Israeli government has long called for his release and sympathizers in the US have argued that Pollard received an overly harsh sentence considering that he was spying on behalf of a US ally. However, many in the intelligence and national security community have long pressed to keep Pollard in jail. On Monday, former defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld tweeted his opposition to Pollard’s release. |
| Pollard’s scheduled release comes after he has served 30 years in prison and eligible for mandatory parole. However, while the Justice Department could seek to keep the convicted spy in prison, reports indicate that the US government will accede to his release. | Pollard’s scheduled release comes after he has served 30 years in prison and eligible for mandatory parole. However, while the Justice Department could seek to keep the convicted spy in prison, reports indicate that the US government will accede to his release. |