Israel – Minister to Visit Pollard for First Time in Five Years

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    Minister Moshe KahlonIsrael – Rare visit for spy Jonathan Pollard. Communications Minister Moshe Kahlon is set to visit Jonathan Pollard in his prison cell next week. This will be the first time in years that an Israeli minister has visited the convicted spy, who has been imprisoned in the US since 1985.

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    Ever since Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent a personal letter to US President Barack Obama requesting that Pollard be pardoned, former government officials expressed the need to pardon him. And yet, Pollard has yet to receive the longed for pardon – after 25 years in prison.

    Kahlon, who will be holding meetings in the US, asked to visit Pollard and received permission to do so. Israeli ministers have visited Pollard in the past, but not in recent years.

    Full article at Ynet News


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    BeKind
    BeKind
    13 years ago

    Kahlon should be accompanied on his visit by high-profile American politicians who have recently called for the release of Pollard, including Henry Kissinger. That would be much more significant.