Jonathan Pollard, jailed spy for Israel

Jonathan Pollard, jailed spy for Israel

Jonathan Pollard, jailed spy for Israel, to be paroled November 20.

Lawyers for former US Navy analyst pass on his thanks to supporters, urge Obama to allow him to leave US for Israel.

Jonathan Pollard, the former civilian analyst for the US Navy convicted of spying for Israel, will be released from US jail on November 20 after serving 30 years of a life sentence.

“The decision to grant parole was made unanimously by the three members of the [US] Parole Commission, who make their decisions independently of any other US government agency,” Pollard’s lawyers said in a statement. “The decision is not connected to recent developments in the Middle East.”