Ariel Sharon raises the case of Jonathan Pollard in each of his meetings with U.S. officials. The Israeli prime minister told Israel Army Radio in a Yom Kippur-eve interview that “every effort needs to be made to gain his freedom, and we are making these efforts.” Pollard, formerly a U.S. Navy analyst, was sentenced to life in prison in 1986 for passing secrets to Israel.
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