Israeli spy arrested in United States
Jonathan Jay Pollard a civilian U.S.Navy intelligence analyst and Jewish American is arrested on charges of illegally passing classified U.S.security information about Arab nations to Israel.Pollard an employee at the navy intelligence center in Suitland Maryland was eventually convicted and sentenced to life in prison under the recommendation of Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger.
The Israeli government did not officially object to the sentencing and most of Israel regarded the incident as an unfortunate embarrassment.However Israeli calls for Pollards release mounted during the next decade and top Israeli officials complained that Pollard received a far stiffer sentence than other individuals found in the past to have been passing information to friendly nations.In 1995 Israel awarded Pollard Israeli citizenship.
He remains behind bars for his espionage.
