Spy's wife on hunger strike

JERUSALEM - The wife of the convicted US Jewish spy, Jonathan Pollard, launched a hunger strike yesterday, saying US anti semitism…

JERUSALEM - The wife of the convicted US Jewish spy, Jonathan Pollard, launched a hunger strike yesterday, saying US anti semitism was a factor in the failure to win his freedom after a decade. Ms Esther Pollard announced her fast in Jerusalem. President Clinton on Friday denied clemency to Pollard, a former US navy intelligence analyst, jailed for life for passing secrets to Israel.

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