The Israeli Knesset passed a motion calling for the release of Jonathan Pollard. In the debate on the motion of the former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison for spying for the Jewish state, Israel’s deputy defense minister was quoted as saying, “I hope that soon Jonathan Pollard will be a visitor to the Knesset.”
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