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Why we should cheer World War II operatives for Israel, but not Jonathan Pollard

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imageIsraelis protest for Jonathan Pollard's release.Ammar Awad/REUTERS

Several colleagues have asked if I see any similarities between Jonathan Pollard, a US Navy Field Operational Intelligence Office employee who’ll be released from an American prison November 21 after serving 30 years for giving Israel classified...

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