Pollard was arrested in front of the Israel Embassy here attempting to seek asylum.
Jonathan Jay Pollard (born August 7, 1954, Galveston, Texas) is an American who spied for Israel. While working as an American civilian intelligence analyst, he passed classified information to Israel. He pled guilty and received a life sentence in 1987. As his crime occurred prior to November 1, 1987, he is eligible for parole, and may be released on November 21, 2015.[2]