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Netanyahu looks to leverage Snowden scandal to secure Pollard's release

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has two cards to play when lobbying for Jonathan Pollard's release: the US espionage scandal and the expected third phase of the Palestinian prisoner release.

Ben Caspit
Ben Caspit
Dec 24, 2013
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks past posters calling for U.S. President Barack Obama to free Jonathan Pollard from a U.S. prison, in Jerusalem March 20, 2013. Obama arrives in Israel on Wednesday without any new peace initiative to offer disillusioned Palestinians and facing deep Israeli doubts over his pledge to prevent a nuclear-armed Iran. Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst, has been serving a life sentence in the United States since he was caught spying for Israel in the 1980s. REUTERS/
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man walks past posters calling for US President Barack Obama to free Jonathan Pollard from a US prison, Jerusalem, March 20, 2013. — REUTERS/Baz Ratner

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