Shalit signs on to petition seeking Pollard’s freedom

Published on March 12, 2013

Freed Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit joined the call on President Obama to release spy-for-Israel Jonathan Pollard.

Pollard clemency petition reaches 103,000 signatures

Published on March 5, 2013

More than 103,000 people have signed a petition calling on President Obama to free imprisoned spy for Israel Jonathan Pollard.

Netanyahu pledges to ask Obama for Pollard clemency

Published on March 4, 2013

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to ask President Obama to grant clemency to Jonathan Pollard while Obama was in Israel.

Pidyon Shvuyim fund to help imprisoned Jews

Published on February 21, 2013

The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington established a legal defense fund for Jews being held wrongfully because of their Jewishness and will assist Alan Gross, who is in prison in Cuba.

Jewish Agency asks Obama to grant clemency to Pollard

Published on February 19, 2013

The Jewish Agency in a resolution called on President Obama to grant clemency to spy-for-Israel Jonathan Pollard.

December 18, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on December 18, 2012

December 17, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on December 17, 2012

Knesset members urge Romney to release Pollard

Published on July 31, 2012

Knesset leaders sent a letter to Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney urging him to grant clemency to Jonathan Pollard if elected president.

Pollard supporters call Clinton’s remarks a ‘slap in the face’

Published on July 17, 2012

Supporters of Jonathan Pollard called Hillary Clinton's remarks rejecting his possible clemency "a resounding slap in the face" to Israel's leaders and its people.

Mr. President: Commute Jonathan Pollard’s Sentence

By Rabbi John Rosove
Published on July 17, 2012

July 17, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on July 17, 2012

Ex-CIA head Woolsey calls for Pollard clemency

Published on July 5, 2012

Being an American Jew has kept Jonathan Pollard in prison for longer than other spies for friendly countries, former CIA head R. James Woolsey wrote in a letter to the editor to The Wall Street Journal.

July 5, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on July 5, 2012

June 22, 2012

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on June 22, 2012

After Peres medal, pleas for Pollard persist

Published on June 19, 2012

The Washington festivities honoring Israeli President Shimon Peres have come and gone, without an assurance of clemency for jailed spy Jonathan Pollard. But while Pollard’s 27th year in federal prison continues, so do calls for his release.

White House won’t budge on Pollard release, despite Peres plea

Published on June 13, 2012

The U.S. stance denying clemency to Jonathan Pollard remains the same for now, a White House spokesman said, despite the plea by Israeli President Shimon Peres.

In first, bipartisan House letter seeks Pollard’s release

Published on June 12, 2012

Congressional Democrats and Republicans are joining forces for the first time in an effort to secure Jonathan Pollard's release.

Peres to raise Pollard issue with Obama [UPDATE]

Published on June 11, 2012

Israeli President Shimon Peres said he would raise clemency for Jonathan Pollard when he meets President Obama prior to receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Five comments on Jonathan Pollard’s chances of being released soon

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on May 29, 2012

How many Jewish votes can Romney get?‎

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on May 21, 2012

The Israel Factor 05.2012, Questionnaire

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on May 21, 2012

The Israel Factor 05.2012, Full Statistics

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on May 21, 2012

Obama vs. Romney: The Jewish debate

Published on May 15, 2012

On May 5, President Barack Obama kicked off his re-election campaign in front of a crowd of 14,000 people at Ohio State University. Obama presented his new campaign slogan, “Forward,” and strongly criticized his presumed Republican opponent Mitt Romney.

Jewish movements renew Pollard clemency appeal

Published on April 23, 2012

Representatives of the Orthodox, Conservative and Reform movements renewed their appeals to President Obama to grant clemency to Jonathan Pollard.

White House rejects plea for Pollard release

By Tom Tugend
Published on April 10, 2012

Peres awaiting reply on Pollard request

Published on April 10, 2012

Israeli President Shimon Peres is awaiting a reply from the White House for his plea for clemency for Jonathan Pollard.

Peres sends letter to Obama requesting Pollard clemency

Published on April 9, 2012

Israeli President Shimon Peres sent a personal letter to President Obama requesting clemency for Jonathan Pollard.

Report: Pollard hospitalized, then returned to prison

Published on April 6, 2012

Jonathan Pollard reportedly was hospitalized at a facility off his prison campus.

Petition links Peres prize to Pollard

Published on March 26, 2012

An Israeli petition is demanding that Shimon Peres condition his acceptance of the U.S. Medal of Freedom on clemency for Jonathan Pollard.

Former national security adviser calls for Pollard clemency

Published on February 16, 2012

Robert McFarlane, who served as National Security Advisor under President Ronald Reagan, has called on President Obama to grant clemency to Jonathan Pollard.

Romney won’t commit on Jerusalem, Pollard

Published on December 20, 2011

Mitt Romney would not commit to moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem or to pardoning Jonathan Pollard.

Biden meets with Jewish leaders on Pollard

Published on November 22, 2011

Vice President Joseph Biden met with several Jewish American leaders to discuss the case of convicted spy for Israel Jonathan Pollard.

Pollard’s wife: Jonathan may not last another year in prison

Published on November 21, 2011

The wife of convicted spy for Israel Jonathan Pollard said her husband may not survive another year in prison.

Biden agrees to meeting on Pollard

Published on October 6, 2011

Vice President Joe Biden has agreed to meet with Jewish communal leaders to discuss the case of Jonathan Pollard.

Report: Biden prevented Pollard clemency

Published on October 3, 2011

President Obama was considering clemency for Jonathan Pollard until Vice President Joseph Biden prevented it, The New York Times reported.

Biden prevented Pollard clemency, NYT reports

Published on October 2, 2011

President Obama was considering clemency for convicted spy for Israel Jonathan Pollard until Vice President Joseph Biden prevented it, the New York Times reported.

Wexler urges Pollard release

Published on August 5, 2011

Robert Wexler, one of President Obama's closest Jewish confidantes, urged him to release Jonathan Pollard.

Pollard recovering after surgery

Published on August 3, 2011

Jonathan Pollard is recovering after successful surgery.

Jonathan Pollard has “urgent” surgery

Published on August 2, 2011

Convicted spy for Israel Jonathan Pollard was taken to a civilian hospital to undergo surgery.

Pollard urges visiting Oren: Work for my release

Published on July 27, 2011

Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard urged Israel's U.S. ambassador, Michael Oren, to work for his release during the envoy's prison visit.

Chief rabbi will recite Kaddish for Pollard’s father

Published on June 22, 2011

Israeli Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger said he'll say Kaddish for jailed spy Jonathan Pollard's father, who was buried Monday.

Pollard supporters shut down White House switchboard

Published on June 20, 2011

Supporters of Jonathan Pollard shut down the White House switchboard after flooding it with calls urging his release to attend his father's funeral. Israel also said Sunday that it would officially request that the Obama administration let Jonathan Pollard leave prison for a brief compassionate release to pay his respects at the funeral scheduled for Monday morning in Indiana. State prison officials will not confirm whether or not Pollard attended the funeral until after it has taken place.

Peres hands Obama letter from Pollard

Published on April 26, 2011

Israeli President Shimon Peres handed President Obama a letter from Jonathan Pollard pleading for his release.

No clemency for Pollard, Rumsfeld says

Published on March 31, 2011

Former U.S. Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld said Jonathan Pollard should not be granted clemency. Rumsfeld, who served under Presidents Gerald Ford and George W. Bush, said during an interview on Israel's Channel 10 that granting Pollard early release would send the wrong message.

Grimm first House GOP lawmaker to back Pollard clemency

Published on March 30, 2011

Rep. Michael Grimm became the first Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives to back the latest push for clemency for Jonathan Pollard. Grimm, a freshman from Staten Island, N.Y., says in a YouTube clip posted Tuesday by a supporter of the convicted spy for Israel that he visited Pollard at his North Carolina prison two weeks ago.

McCain joins calls for Pollard release

Published on March 11, 2011

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is urging the release of Jonathan Pollard, the first active Republican politician to do so. McCain, the GOP presidential candidate in 2008, spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Thursday, according to a statement released by Netanyahu’s office and confirmed to JTA by McCain’s office.

Kissinger calls for Pollard clemency

Published on March 8, 2011

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has called for the release of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard. Kissinger sent a letter to President Obama requesting that he commute Pollard's sentence to time served. Pollard was a U.S. Navy analyst when he passed classified information to Israel. He has been in prison since 1985.

Ex-Rep. Lee Hamilton appeals to Obama for Pollard

Published on March 2, 2011

Former Indiana congressman Lee Hamilton appealed to President Obama to release Jonathan Pollard, calling it "a matter of basic compassion and justice." Hamilton, a Democrat who was chairman of the House Intelligence Committee when Pollard was sentenced, has intervened in the case before, looking into inhumane treatment against Pollard when he first entered prison.

N.Y. activist enlists Quayle, Woosley, others in new Pollard clemency campaign

Published on February 22, 2011

A new campaign for clemency for convicted spy Jonathan Pollard has racked up a series of big name politicos in the last few weeks: former Vice President Dan Quayle, former U.S. Senator Arlen Specter and Chicago Rabbi Capers Funnye, a cousin of First Lady Michelle Obama. The recent successes can be traced not to Washington lobbyists or a New York boardroom, but to a small team of four activists whose doggedness, rather than political connections, have yielded results.

Quayle calls for Pollard release

Published on February 7, 2011

Dan Quayle urged President Obama to release imprisoned spy-for-Israel Jonathan Pollard. Quayle, who was U.S. vice president from 1989 to 1993, is the highest-ranking former official to call for the release of Pollard, the civilian U.S. Navy analyst who was sentenced to life in 1987.

Schultz urges release of Pollard

Published on January 12, 2011

Former U.S. Secretary of State George Schultz has written to President Obama asking him to release Jonathan Pollard. The letter delivered Tuesday says that Pollard has "now paid a huge price for his espionage on behalf of Israel and should be released from prison." In the letter, Schultz also said that he is impressed that people who are "best informed" about the classified material that Pollard passed to Israel favor his release.

Netanyahu publicly seeks Pollard’s release

Published on December 21, 2010

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is asking President Obama for convicted spy Jonathan Pollard's release.

39 Dems urge Pollard release

Published on November 18, 2010

A congressional letter to President Obama urging clemency for Jonathan Pollard garnered 39 signatures, all Democrats.

Pollard Appeal Fails; Few Options Left

By Matthew E. Berger
Published on July 28, 2005

There appear to be few legal options left for Jonathan Pollard, after a U.S. federal appeals court last Friday rejected the former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst's claim that he had inadequate counsel when he was sentenced to life in prison in 1987 for spying for Israel.

Did Feith Cross the Pro-Israel Line?

By Leonard Fein
Published on September 30, 2004

However the sordid facts play out in the current FBI investigation of a senior Pentagon analyst's alleged spying on Israel's behalf, they raise a raft of nettlesome questions -- and memories.

No Decision From Pollard Day in Court

By Edwin Black
Published on September 4, 2003

It didn't result in any decision, but just getting another day in court was a victory of sorts for Jonathan Pollard.

Playing at Pollard

By Keren Engelberg
Published on February 6, 2003

Playwright Martin Blank confesses he has an affinity for spy stories.

Why Jonathan Pollard is Still in Prison

By Edwin Black
Published on July 4, 2002

On January 7, 2002, former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived without fanfare at the Federal Correction Center in Butner, North Carolina to visit America's most controversial Jewish prisoner.

Why Jonathan Pollard is Still in Prison

By Edwin Black
Published on July 4, 2002

Now serving his 17th year of incarceration Jonathan Jay Pollard, pleaded guilty in 1986 to spying for Israel.

Pollard Again

Published on January 21, 1999

It must be close to 10 years ago that I met with Dr. Morris Pollard to talk about his son, Jonathan, then serving the life sentence he had been given in 1986 for stealing government secrets and passing them along to Israel.