Why Israel Celebrated the Release of Their U.S. Spy Jonathan Pollard

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He was a U.S. Navy intelligence analyst with access to some of America’s most sensitive secrets. Then he became one of the most controversial spies in modern history. Jonathan Pollard’s case shocked Washington. Arrested in 1985 for passing classified intelligence to Israel, his actions triggered a diplomatic firestorm between two allied nations and raised hard questions about loyalty, espionage, and national security. Some viewed him as a traitor who compromised U.S. intelligence operations. Others argued he was made an example of for political reasons. What drove Pollard to do it? Was he motivated by ideology, money, personal grievance, or some combination of all three? This episode follows his recruitment, the extraordinary volume of intelligence he provided, the frantic collapse of the operation, and the political firestorm that followed. We examine the sentencing that gave him life in prison, the fierce campaign arguing he was punished too harshly, and the lasting debate over wheth

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