Release Efforts
Are Stepped Up
New York (JTA) — With
Jonathan Pollard's parole hear-
ing approaching, efforts for his
release are being stepped up by
the Israeli government and the
American Jewish community.
These efforts come against the
backdrop of reports that surfaced
of a possible spy swap that could
free Mr. Pollard.
But President Clinton and the
State Department denied any
knowledge of such a deal, which
would involve the United States,
Israel and Russia.
Israeli news reports had indi-
cated that the Jewish state had
proposed the swap to secure the
release of Mr. Pollard, currently
serving a life sentence for spying
for Israel, and of Marcus Kling-
berg, who is serving an 18-year
prison term in Israel for spying
for the former Soviet Union. Rus-
sia, in turn, would release un-
named American agents.
Mr. Pollard, a former U.S.
Navy analyst, will be eligible for
parole in November, the 10th an-
niversary of his arrest. His parole
hearing may be held as early as
May.
The Israeli government's de-
sire to resolve the Pollard case
was reportedly made clear by
Elyakim Rubinstein, the former
longtime Israeli Cabinet secre-
tary who now heads Israel's ne-
gotiating team with Jordan.
Mr. Rubinstein was in Wash-
ington, where he had meetings
on Capitol Hill and with the ad-
ministration concerning Mr. Pol-
lard, according to an American
Jewish leader.
Mr. Rubinstein's visit may be
the most high-profile effort on be-
half of Mr. Pollard to date, though
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak
Rabin has raised the issue with
Mr. Clinton more than once.
Walk Staged
As A Protest
Jerusalem (JTA) — Several thou-
sand Israelis walked from the
West Bank town of Tulkarm to
the coastal city of Netanya to
protest the Palestinian self-rule
accord.
Organizers of the march said
the demonstration was aimed at
showing how dangerous a with-
drawal to Israel's pre-1967 bor-
ders could be for Israeli security.
The next phase for imple-
menting the self-rule accord calls
for Israel to hand over most of the
West Bank to the Palestinians.
Marching across Israel's nar-
rowest stretch, demonstrators
made the 10-mile trek carrying
signs that said: "Tulkarm-Ne-
tanya: Ts,vo-and-a-half hours for
a tired donkey; three hours for
a suicide bomber."
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