Jonathan Pollard

'Running to fix broken systems’: Haskel defines Israel First as Pollard joins slate - interview

After three years of war and political disputes surrounding military service, she said Israelis need leaders who approach public responsibility with the determination of a parent protecting a child.

AUGUST 25, 2026|ByGABRIEL COLODRO/THE MEDIA LINE

(L-R) Jonathan Pollard, MK Sharren Haskel, Roi Danino announce Pollard's addition to the Israel First party, August 23, 2026.

Ex-spy Jonathan Pollard joins Sharren Haskel's Israel First party ahead of elections

Haskel welcomed Pollard’s support, describing his decision to join the party as a significant boost for Israel First.

AUGUST 23, 2026|BySHIR PERETS, KESHET NEEV

Rivka and Jonathan Pollard and Adam Scott Bellos display an example of the wine to be created in memory of Esther Pollard.

Jonathan Pollard plants a vineyard for Esther - and reflects on the love that brought him home

“Her message was simple: Jonathan cannot be abandoned. He must be freed. He must be brought home to Israel. She kept one flame alive through years when darkness appeared stronger than hope."

AUGUST 9, 2026|ByJUDITH SEGALOFF

Dr. Shmuel Legasse sits down with The Jerusalem Post for an insightful podcast episode.

Ethiopian Jewish activist calls for unity in Israel

Dr. Shmuel Legesse, an Ethiopian Jewish writer and activist, described his life’s mission as a call to strengthen Jewish unity, defend Israel’s legitimacy, and give voice to the Ethiopian Jews.

MAY 26, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST PODCASTS

Jonathan Pollard calls for hostages' families to be silenced, arrested

Pollard called the ceasefire and hostage release deal a "monstrous blunder."

NOVEMBER 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

An Israeli protester shouts while holding a poster of Jonathan Pollard, who was convicted for spying on the United States in 1987, in front of the Israeli Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem June 19, 2005.

Jonathan Pollard says Israeli gov't illegitimate, defends settler murder suspect

Jonathan Pollard met with the residents of the illegal outpost Ramat Migron in the Binyamin Region of the West Bank, including the family of Elisha Yered.

OCTOBER 4, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Jonathan Pollard visits Elisha Yered's wife and family

Pollard: Visa Waiver Program is a trojan horse of the US gov’t

"The people that we're letting in are not appropriate," says the ex-spy.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN

Jonathan Pollard has emerged as an influential figure in Israel since his release from prison in 2015

Ben-Gvir pushes police to give Jonathan Pollard a gun

Ben-Gvir has worked since taking office to ease gun permit laws.

JULY 31, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

JONATHAN POLLARD in Jerusalem last month: For me, it is all about the land and the people of Israel.

What is Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard's life like after aliyah?

The 68-year-old convicted spy Jonathan Pollard says he has moved on from his decades in US prison and is now living in Israel.

APRIL 11, 2023ByTROY O. FRITZHAND

‘I CAN NEVER say never but I find it highly improbable that I would become an MK... I’m not a follower.’

Grapevine February 22, 2023: A matter of timing

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

FEBRUARY 22, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Irwin Cotler, Canada’s new Special Envoy for Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism.

Grapevine January 11, 2023: The Pollard project

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

JANUARY 11, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

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WATCH: Former Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard married

The wedding comes just around a year after the passing of Pollard's wife, Esther.

OCTOBER 20, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Jonathan Pollard, ex-spy for Israel, engaged to be married

Jonathan Pollard was originally set to announce his engagement earlier Wednesday but postponed it until after the funeral of Maj. Bar Falah.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Why did Jonathan Pollard swipe his political endorsement? - opinion

Jonathan Pollard's Hebrew isn't fluent enough for him to have been fully cognizant of the content of Ayelet Shaked’s numerous newspaper, radio and TV interviews.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022ByRUTHIE BLUM