Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard could be released in November, when he is up for parole, or earlier if legally possible, U.S. officials say.
Pollard, a one-time U.S. Navy Intelligence officer, was accused of passing classified information to Israel and convicted in 1987 on one count of espionage and sentenced to life in prison. The officials said Pollard has been a model prisoner during his term and the classified information he once possessed no longer poses a danger to the United States.
A spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council said there is "zero linkage" between a possible Pollard release and foreign policy.
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