Epstein Secrets

, 2014 -- Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is momentarily breathing a sigh of relief now that he can blame Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas for scuttling the latest round of peace negotiations. Abbas' reconciliation pact with Hamas in Gaza allows Netanyahu to wash his hands of the peace

e then, more Israeli spies have been arrested and convicted by U.S. courts. I.C. Smith, a former top FBI counterintelligence specialist during the Pollard affair, tells Newsweek, "In the early 1980s, dealing with the Israelis was, for those assigned that area, extremely frustrating. The Israelis were

and-wringing over [Jonathan] Pollard, it's still going on." Israel and pro-Israel groups in America have long lobbied U.S. administrations to free Pollard, a former U.S. naval intelligence analyst serving a life sentence since 1987 for stealing tens of thousands of secrets for Israel. (U.S. counterint

Michael R. Gordon and Mark Landler EFTA00703391 April 1, 2014 -- The Middle East peace talks verged on a breakdown Tuesday night, after President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority defied the United States and Israel by taking concrete steps to join 15 international agencies — a move to gain the be

s at the time, he also sold American secrets to other countries. According to the reports of Weinberger's intervention in the sentencing portion of Pollard's trial, the information provided actually put American agents in the field in jeopardy and may have cost some their lives. Less well-known is the

gonize the nation's intelligence agencies, senior officials said, but might be worth the cost to keep the talks from collapsing. EFTA00703393 Mr. Pollard is eligible for parole in 2015, they noted, so his value as a bargaining chip is diminishing. Mr. Obama, officials said, was in frequent contact wi

Kerry. But last month, Mr. Obama met separately at the White House with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, to urge both to sign on to a framework that would guide negotiations toward a final agreement. When that effort fell short, the White House author

Aaron David Miller, a longtime Middle East peacemaker who is now at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, said the injection of Mr. Pollard into the negotiation complicated matters for Mr. Kerry. Mr. Miller said Mr. Kerry was also handicapped by his success in keeping a lid on leaks abo

Kerry. But last month, Mr. Obama met separately at the White House with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, to urge both to sign on to a framework that would guide negotiations toward a final agreement. When that effort fell short, the White House autho

ddle East peacemaker who is now at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, EFTA_R1_02203835 EFTA02720453 said the injection of Mr. Pollard into the negotiation complicated matters for Mr. Kerry. Mr. Miller said Mr. Kerry was also handicapped by his success in keeping a lid on leaks ab