Mr. President: Commute Jonathan Pollard’s Sentence

By Rabbi John Rosove
Published on July 17, 2012

Israel to prosecute Haaretz journalist

Published on May 30, 2012

Israel will prosecute the journalist who allegedly accepted classified documents from a soldier.

Iranian ‘evidence’ of Israeli spy likely a forgery

Published on May 22, 2012

A claim by Iranian television that an alleged spy had an Israeli passport appears to be based on a forgery.

Iran executes man convicted of spying for Israel

Published on May 15, 2012

Iran executed a man convicted of spying for Israel and of assassinating an Iranian nuclear scientist.

Right-wing extremists arrested for spying on troops

Published on December 29, 2011

Six right-wing Jewish activists reportedly were arrested at their homes in the West Bank and Jerusalem for gathering intelligence on Israeli troop movements.

Egyptians wait at border for Israel prisoner swap

Published on October 27, 2011

Egyptians gathered at the border with Israel Thursday awaiting the handover of prisoners to be exchanged for an American-Israeli man held by Egypt and accused of spying.

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.

Israelis indicted for spying for Syria

Published on August 5, 2010

Three Israeli citizens were indicted for spying for Syria.

Arab-Israeli activist arrested for spying

Published on May 27, 2010

A leading Arab-Israeli political activist was charged with spying for the terrorist group Hezbollah.

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.

Spy vs. Spy

By Rob Eshman
Published on September 9, 2004

Over the past few weeks, as the anniversary of Sept. 11 approached, the FBI and the Department of Justice, along with investigative reporters at CBS, The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times, have focused their resources on what they must figure is a real threat to American security: the folks at AIPAC.

World Briefs

Published on December 4, 2003

World Briefs

Briefs

By Community Briefs
Published on February 6, 2003

Los Angeles Chief of Police William Bratton (pictured with Tsion Ben David of the Israel Ministry of Tourism) placed a prayer in the Western
Wall of the Old City during a recent visit to Israel.

Five Iranian Jews Remain Jailed

By Michael J. Jordan
Published on October 31, 2002

Three Iranian Jews imprisoned on charges of spying for Israel have been released, but the last five remain in jail, contrary to earlier reports.

Sources close to the issue said Monday that Iranian authorities had granted the last five an indefinite furlough. On Wednesday, however, those sources confirmed that the reports from Iran were "disinformation."

Iranian TrialTimeline

Published on September 28, 2000

"Iran 13" trial timeline.

Message of Hope

By Tom Tugend
Published on September 21, 2000

Prospects are favorable that some of the prison senten-ces imposed on 10 Iranian Jews charged with spying for Israel will be reduced and that others will be set free, according to the Jewish community's official representative in the Iranian parliament.

The Long Wait

By Michael J
Published on September 7, 2000

The waiting game continues in Iran, as the judiciary there has postponed at least for another week a decision in the appeals of 10 Iranian Jews convicted on charges of spying for Israel.The delay is ostensibly because the three judges reviewing the appeals are divided on whether the charges the Jews were convicted of actually constituted a crime.

Demonstrating Support

By Michael J
Published on April 6, 2000

After an appeal by Iran's chief rabbi, the Iranian judiciary has announced it will allow 13 Jews accused of spying for Israel and America to hire their own lawyers, said an American Jewish leader.
The 13 will also get a few extra days to prepare their case, according to Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.

High Hopes

By Julie Wiener
Published on February 3, 2000

The release on bail this week of three Iranian Jewish prisoners has raised hopes for their future, but not alleviated concerns that they and the other 10 accused of espionage will not receive a fair trial.

A Call for Justice and Freedom

By Tom Tugend
Published on June 17, 1999

A dramatic appearance by the Rev. Jesse Jackson in Los Angeles last week helped kick into high gear an international campaign to free 13 Iranian Jews who were arrested by Iranian authorities for alleged espionage, and who face possible execution.

Community

By Beverly Gray
Published on June 4, 1998

Imagine that it is 1940, and Great Britain is fighting Hitler's Nazi Germany almost alone. Imagine, further, that an American who loves both America and England and hates the Nazis works in American intelligence and has access to secret files concerning Germany that, for whatever reason, the United States has not shared with Great Britain. This American gives the secrets to England and is caught.

Justice for Jonathan Pollard

Published on June 19, 1997

The argument that Pollard was a spy, and that is all that matters, may be legally valid, but it is not morally valid.