US rejected Netanyahu request to free Pollard ahead of talks

Given his experience at Wye in 1998, Prime Minister Netanyahu probably knew the answer before he asked the question. The US rejected a request that it free Jonathan Pollard ahead of talks between Israel and the 'Palestinians.' I guess they feel they don't have a need to make 'gestures' or 'sacrifices for peace.'

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report said Netanyahu told the Americans that if US President Barack Obama