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Jailed Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard released: Israeli PM office

Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard (file photo)

Jonathan Pollard, an Israeli spy who had been imprisoned in a US jail, has been released, according to a statement by the office of the Israeli prime minister.

Pollard was arrested in 1985 for selling classified US documents to Israel while working as a civilian intelligence analyst for the American Navy. He was given a life sentence two years later.

The 61-year-old was freed on parole Friday after three decades in a US federal prison.

Jonathan Pollard (on the back seat) is transported away after appearing in court on espionage charges in Washington, the US, 1985.

The former US Navy intelligence officer had been serving a life sentence in the Butner prison in North Carolina.

Under the terms of Pollard’s parole, he must remain in the US between two and five years.

​US-born Pollard was granted Israeli “citizenship” 20 years ago, years after his conviction on one count of espionage against the United States.


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