Report: Jonathan Pollard's Ex-wife Planning to Sue Israeli Government

Anne Pollard, the first wife of Jonathan Pollard who was convicted in 1986 for her role in her then-husband's espionage case, is planning on suing the Israeli government for "damage to her reputation," Channel 10 news reported on Saturday evening.

Anne Pollard reportedly claims that she suffered the harm to her reputation in the period leading up to her former husband's release. Jonathan Pollard was released from a federal prison in Butner, North Carolina on Friday after serving 30 years for passing secrets on to Israeli contacts in Washington while he was an intelligence analyst for the U.S. Navy.

In a lawsuit drafted by Anne Pollard's lawyers, Roee Attias and Iris Agassi, they allege that in practice, she worked for an Israeli security agency and therefore her status following the high-profile release of her ex-husband last week should be addressed, Channel 10 reported. In addition the complaint is said to mention a series of defamatory statements by senior Israeli officials who "did her an injustice" and even allegedly presented her as someone who was not of sound mind.

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