Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked opposition leader Ehud Barak for refusing to sign a joint letter to President Clinton requesting the release of Jonathan Pollard. Netanyahu, who met with Pollard’s lawyer, said the Pollard case is a matter of national interest and should not be subject to the political considerations of Israel’s ongoing election campaign. Clinton is reviewing clemency appeals for Pollard, the former U.S. intelligence analyst serving a life sentence for spying for Israel.
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