After nearly 30 years in prison Jonathan Pollard is being paroled. Pollard, an american citizen was sentenced for life for spying on israel. And critics say that hes a traitor who should remain in prison. And Mike Viqueira joins us live from washington d. C. And did the white house play a role in getting pollard paroled . It insists that it did not. And senior officials in the department of justice say that this was a mandatory parole, dick tainted by the laws of the time in 1985 when Jonathan Pollard was arrested, when he tried to enter in washington d. C. Passing off what was described as an incredibly large quantity of classified information. And sparked fierce passions ever since erica as you know. But at the time, the laws in 1985 stated, under the sentencing guideline that an individual convicted of this crime would be released after 30 years mandatory parole unless there was something that they had done in prison, behavior that would have mandated them staying longer, and pollar
And safe behind bars. Translation im worried that once im outside doors will be shut opportunities for a new life will be closed how prison is a refuge for young women trapped in el salvadors vicious gang wars good evening, im antonio mora this is it Al Jazeera America. We begin in washington. For the second time president obamas top cabinet secretaries were on capitol hill defending the iran nuclear deal. Secretary of state john kerry testified with Energy Secretary ernst monnees, and treasury secretary jack luce facing the senate last week. House lawmakers grilled the trio questioning the decision to lift sanctions on iran. Kerry hit back, saying sanctions would not prevent iran Building Nuclear weapons. Libby casey reports on the contentious hearing. Reporter round two on capitol hill for the chief negotiators and pitch men for a deal not sitting well with republicans or top democrats. As i condition to review the deal theres a number of issues i find troublesome. Secretary of state
Proud of what hands i get a medical miracle. An 8yearold boy is the first child to get a double hand transplant and most wanted an american dentist the target of International Outrage after a hunt for big game ends in the killing of a lion known as a legend in the wild. Good evening, im antonio mora this is al jazeera america. The United States and israel will soon close the book on an infamous and contentious spy scandal that has been a thorn in relations. It was announced pollard will be paroled later this year. He spent more than 30 years in prison after being caught spying in israel. Patty culhane looks apt the story and how it affects politics today. It was a case rocking israeli relationships. A navy analyst sentenced to live in prison since 1987 since selling israel thousands of documents. It was a serious effort by the Israeli Government to penetrate our intelligence community, and it was successful, and i dont like it. That former Vice President dick cheney telling u. S. Spies
Ignorance as he is hit with Death Threats. Good morning. This is Aljazeera America live from new york city. Im paul beban. A key u. S. Ally in the fight against isil is stepping up its attacks against kurdish fighters. Turkish jets targeted the kurdish rebel group the p. K. K. Inside turkey today. So far turkey has only attacked them in iraq. The move comes days after turkey stepped up airstrikes against isil. Bernard smith is in turkey in the kurdish city. How is that move by turkey complicating the fight against isil . We already know that in fact the u. S. Has said that the introduction of turkey into this fight against isil, turkey allowing the u. S. To use bases in turkey is a gamechanger, because it means u. S. Fighter jets dont have to fly hours away down from the gulf and now just a couple of hundred miles to hit isil targets in syria. The concern of the u. S. And nato partners is if the p. K. K. Gets drawn into the fight with turkey turkey and the p. K. K. Start fighting all o
Idea that killing cecil was illegal. This is Al Jazeera America live from new york city. The Afghan Taliban is denying the reports that its long time leader mullah omar has died. They say they have credible evidence that he died in 2013 in pakistan. He headed the tap ban in the 199s but fled after the u. S. Led invasion in 2001. The state Department Said it is still looking into the reports. Jennifer glasse is live in kabul for us. Jennifer, good morning to you. What are the afghan officials saying . Well, the afghan president s Office Issued a statement saying saying that it has credible evidence that the afghan leader mullah omar died in 2013. The spokesman for the told al jazeera that he decide in a hospital in karachi pakistan, in april april 2013. The of a afghan it will ban saying these reports are not true. Refresh our memory of who mullah omar was and what did he. Omar was a young mujahideen leader who fought the soviets in the 1980s. He founded the Taliban Movement, which took