Let Pollard move to Israel, lawyers urge Obama

28 July 2015, 9:06 pm

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Pollard’s lawyers are asking President Barack Obama to grant the US-Israeli spy an earlier release than November 20, and to allow him to move to Israel, the Wall Street Journal reports.

“We respectfully urge the president to exercise his clemency power in this manner,’’ the lawyers say.

Pollard thanks his supporters in the US and Israel.

“Mr. Pollard would like to thank the many thousands of well-wishers in the US, in Israel and throughout the world, who provided grass-roots support by attending rallies, sending letters, making phone calls to elected officials and saying prayers for his welfare. He is deeply appreciative of every gesture, large or small,” his lawyers say.