Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Jonathan Pollard did something “bad and inexcusable,” but asked President Clinton to free him on humanitarian grounds. Clinton has asked his top administration officials to recommend by Jan. 11 whether to free Pollard, who is serving a life sentence for spying on the United States for Israel.
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