One of the stars of television’s “Seinfeld” is taking on the role of a spy for Israel. Jason Alexander, who appeared as George Costanza in the NBC hit, is slated to play Jonathan Pollard in an upcoming film on the Showtime network. Pollard is currently serving a life sentence in the United States for spying for the Jewish state.
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