A petition filed by an American serving life in prison in the United States for spying for Israel was rejected by an Israeli court. Jonathan Pollard had asked Israel’s High Court of Justice to block the release of Palestinian prisoners until he was freed. Pollard claimed President Clinton promised to release him last month during the negotiations that led to the Wye agreement.
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