Jonathan 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."

|ByJUDITH SEGALOFF
Rivka and Jonathan Pollard and Adam Scott Bellos display an example of the wine to be created in memory of Esther Pollard.
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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Jonathan Pollard seen during a tour of the Sovereignty movement and the Bik'at HaYarden Regional Council in the Jordan Valley, in the West Bank on February 12, 2023.

Ex-spy Jonathan Pollard joins politics, calls to annex Gaza Strip

Pollard, who had spent 30 years in prison for spying and providing Israel with top-secret classified information, has has since become a strong critic of Netanyahu.

|ByKESHET NEEV
(L-R): Convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee

Ex-spy Jonathan Pollard, US envoy Mike Huckabee held secret meeting at US Jerusalem embassy

Pollard told The Jerusalem Post that the meeting was a personal affair to thank the ambassador for private matters, and emphasized that the event was taken out of context.

|ByCORINNE BAUM, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

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
SEEN AT Tzomet Bookstore at Hashalom Azrieli Mall in Tel Aviv, Gil Samsonov’s book in English for NIS 750.

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

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
JONATHAN POLLARD

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
JONATHAN POLLARD arrives at the Manhattan Federal Courthouse in New York City in 2017.

Israel elections: Jonathan Pollard withdraws endorsement of Ayelet Shaked

Ayelet Shaked is the leader of the Zionist Spirit party that she formed with Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel.

AUGUST 30, 2022ByARIELLA MARSDEN
JONATHAN POLLARD arrives at the Manhattan Federal Courthouse in New York City in 2017.

Mourning Jerusalem icon Mechoel Pomeranz

His eponymous bookstore is well known among Jerusalem’s English-speaking community for its eclectic collection of Jewish books.

JULY 16, 2022ByALDEN TABAC
MECHOEL POMERANZ passed away after a lengthy illness.