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.

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

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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."

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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.

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The most notable names on Trump's pardon list

In a since-deleted tweet in November, rapper Kodak Black promised to spend $1 million on charity if the president released him, the hip-hop magazine XXL reported.

JANUARY 20, 2021ByREUTERS
US President Donald Trump speaks about early results from the 2020 US presidential election in the East Room of the White House in Washington, US, November 4, 2020.

Jonathan Pollard out of quarantine, strolling Jerusalem – In Pictures

Pollard landed in Israel on December 30 and immediately entered quarantine per government-imposed COVID-19 restrictions.

JANUARY 17, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jonathan Pollard and his wife, Esther, in Jerusalem after leaving coronavirus quarantine, January 17, 2021

Pollard pension to be paid by Israel - intel minister

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greeted the Pollards at Ben-Gurion Airport, handed him an identity card and a special Israeli-developed face mask.

DECEMBER 31, 2020ByGIL HOFFMAN
Jonathan Pollard

Grapevine January 1, 2021: For the love of Yiddish

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

DECEMBER 31, 2020ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
UNITED HATZALAH founder Eli Beer when he returned to Israel on the Adelson jet following his recovery from coronavirus.

My Word: Stopping to smell the roses of 2020

Even a year like 2020 had its positive moments, of course. Both on a national level and on a very personal level, there were good and bad things.

DECEMBER 31, 2020ByLIAT COLLINS
STAFF AT Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov) sing and dance along with performer Ivri Lider to celebrate the start of the mass vaccination program.

Pollard is finally free from his discriminatory experience

Pollard is not a hero in the conventional sense.

DECEMBER 31, 2020ByERIC SLEO GIOSUÈ SHERBY
PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets Jonathan Pollard at Ben-Gurion Airport early Wednesday morning.

Welcome to Israel, Jonathan Pollard

Pollard’s arrival in Israel will now hopefully put an end to one of the most difficult chapters in US-Israeli relations.

DECEMBER 30, 2020ByJPOST EDITORIAL
Jonathan Pollard

Jonathan Pollard: Former Jewish spy lands in Israel 35 years after arrest

Pollard and his wife, Esther, will live in Jerusalem. A source close to the family said the former spy will not enter politics.

DECEMBER 30, 2020ByGIL HOFFMAN
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Johnathan Pollard at Ben-Gurion Airport after making aliyah.

Pollard’s return gets a bug in US-Israel ties out of the way - analysis

Ever since Pollard’s arrest 35 years ago, his case has been a fly in the ointment of the US-Israel relationship.

DECEMBER 30, 2020ByLAHAV HARKOV
Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence officer convicted of spying for Israel, exits following a hearing at the Manhattan Federal Courthouse in New York City, May 17, 2017

Will Pollard be poisoned by politics? - analysis

Pollard is now a free man and an electoral asset. If he wants to be in the Knesset, he can get in relatively easily.

DECEMBER 30, 2020ByGIL HOFFMAN
Convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard departs US District court after a hearing with his wife Elaine Zeitz in the Manhattan borough of New York December 14, 2015.