U.S. Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger told Israel he was misquoted and misinterpreted by defense counsel in the Jonathan Pollard spy case, with respect to his deposition to the court.
Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S., Meir Rosenne, reported Thursday that he had a lengthy telephone conversation with Weinberger who specifically denied stating in his deposition that a strong Israel was a destabilizing factor in the Middle East.
Earlier, Vice Premier and Foreign Minister Shimon Peres had called Weinberger’s reported statement an unpleasant surprise to Israel.
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