Archive: 6/12/2012 Daily Israel Report  News Brief    6/12/2012,
Sivan 22, 5772  Pollard Behind Bars 9,700 Days  Tuesday marked
9,700 days that Jonathan Pollard has been behind bars since his
arrest for passing classified information from the United States
to Israel.  President Shimon Peres said, Monday, that he would
discuss a pardon for Pollard when he holds a private meeting
President Barack Obama of the United States prior to receiving
the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a Washington, D.C. dinner
on Wednesday. He told reporters at Blair House, "I will speak
one-on-one with the president about Pollard." Peres adde, "The
Israeli president also has the power of clemency -- I understand
all the problems associated with clemency. Clemency is not an
extension of the judicial process, it includes considerations
beyond and outside this area, and I'll explain this to the
president."