Ex-Spy Jonathan Pollard Joins Sharren Haskel's Israel First Party Ahead of Elections
Pollard said the endorsement reflects his push for new Israeli leadership after Oct. 7 and called Haskel’s party a boost for security-focused politics.
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Jonathan Pollard Joins Israel First Party Ahead of 2026 Election
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Former US intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard has entered Israeli politics, announcing Sunday that he is joining Sharren Haskel’s Israel First party ahead of the country’s upcoming elections, according to a Ynet report. Pollard said the failures surrounding the October 7 attack convinced him that Israel needs new political leadership. Pollard made the […]
Convicted spy and former US intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard announces Knesset run
Former U.S. intelligence analyst and convicted spy Jonathan Pollard announced on Sunday that he is entering Israeli politics.Appearing with former deputy foreign minister Sharren Haskel at the Western Wall, Pollard said he would run for the Knesset on the slate of the newly formed Israel First Party founded by Haskel.The 72-year-old Pollard said the failures surrounding Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack had convinced him that Israel has been “abandon…
Former spy Jonathan Pollard joins Israeli political party
Pollard’s alignment with Haskel’s party represents a significant development in Israeli politics, particularly given his symbolic status as someone who paid a heavy personal price for the State of Israel. By Gila Isaacson, JFeed Jonathan Pollard announced Sunday his support for the ‘Israel First’ party led by former Knesset member Sharren Hashel, who recently left Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar’s faction to establish her own political movement. T…
Jonathan Pollard endorses Sharren Haskel, joins 'Israel First' party ahead of elections
Pollard, who is a former spy and spent 30 years in a US prison for passing classified information to Israel, said the country needs leaders who are "quiet, loyal and effective"
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