{"id":52372,"date":"2015-11-19T08:33:45","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T13:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=52372"},"modified":"2015-11-19T08:37:08","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T13:37:08","slug":"what-to-know-about-jonathan-pollards-upcoming-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/israel\/what-to-know-about-jonathan-pollards-upcoming-release\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Know About Jonathan Pollard\u2019s Upcoming Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/pollard-article.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-post-52372 wp-image-52374 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/pollard-article.jpg\" alt=\"pollard-article\" width=\"224\" height=\"234\" \/><\/a>Jonathan Pollard, the American spy for Israel sentenced to life in prison in 1987, is due to be released on parole on Saturday, 30 years after his arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The former U.S. Navy analyst\u2019s exit from a federal prison in Butner, North Carolina (where he reportedly befriended Ponzi schemer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jta.org\/2010\/06\/07\/fundermentalist\/ny-mag-insider-madoff-from-inside-the-slammer\" target=\"_blank\">Bernie Madoff<\/a>), follows three decades of intrigue that have included charges of anti-Semitism against top U.S. officials, allegations that Pollard offered his services to other countries and his becoming a card in Middle East peace talks.<\/p>\n<p>While those\u00a0close to Pollard, 61, say security considerations keep them from revealing details of his release \u2014 and U.S. government officials are not returning calls about it \u2014 an examination of recent interviews with Pollard\u2019s lawyers reveals some\u00a0tangible details about\u00a0the life Pollard will lead outside of the prison walls.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jta.org\/2015\/11\/16\/news-opinion\/united-states\/what-to-know-about-jonathan-pollards-release\">JTA<\/a> has the full story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jonathan Pollard, the American spy for Israel sentenced to life in prison in 1987, is due to be released on parole on Saturday, 30 years after his arrest. 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