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Supporters Gear Up
New York (JTA) — As Jonathan
Pollard turned 40, supporters of
the American Jew who spied for
Israel were gearing up for sever-
al more rounds in the struggle to
release him from his life sentence.
To mark his birthday, the
more than 350 chapters of Citi-
zens for Justice for Jonathan Pol-
lard held rallies and
letter-writing campaigns across
the country.
They are seeking clemency for
the former Navy intelligence an-
alyst who was arrested in 1985
and sentenced in 1987.
The campaign has recently
garnered support from Hollywood
celebrities, as well as from the
leadership of the Conference of
Presidents of Major American
Jewish Organizations.
On the legal front, meanwhile,
Mr. Pollard's supporters are con-
sidering a new appeal. And they
have just received what they are
taking as a sign that President
Clinton may be open to recon-
sidering clemency for Mr. Pollard.
Mr. Clinton turned down a
clemency request in March, say-
ing his decision reflected "the
grave nature" of Mr. Pollard's of-
fense and "the considerable dam-
age that his actions caused our
nation."
But Carol Pollard, who has
been leading the fight for her
brother's freedom as the head of
Citizens for Justice, says a sup-
porter recently received a letter
from the White House that gave
a glimmer of hope.
According to Carol Pollard,
White House Counsel Lloyd Cut-
ler wrote that Mr. Clinton's de-
nial of clemency was based on
"the best information at that
time."
In a telephone interview from
her home in Connecticut, Carol
Pollard described the tone of the
letter as much more positive than
that found in previous letters
from the White House.
She said she interpreted the
letter as an indication that Mr.
Clinton is open to reconsidering
his decision.
She said the Cutler letter in-
dicated that in order to review the
decision, Mr. Pollard must sub-
mit a renewed clemency request.
Carol Pollard said that she and
her brother's lawyers plan to do
so immediately.
She attributed the change of
heart in the Clinton administra-
tion to the fact that rather than
going away, the Pollard cam-
paign has only gathered strength.
Among the latest to sign on to
a request for commuting Mr. Pol-
lard's sentence to time served are
Jon Voight, Jack Lemmon,
Whoopi Goldberg, Gregory Peck,
Barbara Hershey, Mery Adelson
and Roddy McDowell.
Also in Los Angeles, Rabbi
Abraham Cooper, associate dean
of the Simon Wiesenthal Center,
has been active on Mr. Pollard's
behalf.
Rabbi Cooper recently wrote
to Mr. Clinton, suggesting that
the Washington Declaration of
non-belligerency between Jordan
and Israel signaled an occasion
for "the leadership of the Jewish
community" to reiterate its call
"to re-evaluate the case of
Jonathan Pollard."
Mr. Voight, the actor, recently
wrote a letter to Mr. Pollard, de-
scribing how he had been in close
touch with Rabbi Cooper. He also
said he had met Mr. Pollard's
family.
Urging Mr. Pollard to main-
Mr. Pollard last
suffered legal defeat
in March 1992.
taro his "will to live," Mr. Voight
wrote: "My dream is that your
energy will be interwoven into
the energy of men like Moses,
and it would be like a ray of sun-
shine.
When the sun shines, this en-
ergy will shine upon the new chil-
dren of the universe."
Meanwhile, Lester Pollack and
Malcolm Hoenlein, chairman and
executive vice chairman, respec-
tively, of the Conference of Pres-
idents, last month visited Mr.
Pollard at his Buttner, N.C.,
prison. It was the first visit by the
Conference of Presidents.
Carol Pollard, who speaks of-
ten with her brother on the tele-
phone, said he thought the visit
went well.
"He thanked them for any help
they can give him, and also
thanked any (member) organi-
zations that have been support-
ive," she said. "It was just a
get-together. They wanted to
come on a humanitarian visit."
Meanwhile, Mr. Pollard's
lawyers are planning a new legal
strategy, according to his sister.
While she would not disclose
details, Carol Pollard said that
"new material" that could provide
grounds to reopen the case has
surfaced in the past nine months.
Mr. Pollard last suffered legal
defeat in March 1992, when an
appellate court found there were
not sufficient gmi.mds to overturn
his sentence, a decision based in