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Pollard's father disappointed that Israel 'caved in' over release By HILLEL KUTTLER (October 25) WASHINGTON - It was late Friday afternoon, and Morris Pollard had not heard the news that an ostensible American agreement to release his son Jonathan from prison was erroneous. A professor at Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, Pollard does not have cable television and could not follow the dramatic events of the day, including reports that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was seeking to transport Jonathan Pollard to Israel after signing the Wye Accord. "You mean they caved in?" a surprised Pollard asked. "How about that? I was hoping they'd take him back with him. I'd heard the Israeli delegation was so adamant. With [Foreign Minister] Ariel Sharon there, I felt it would get done." Pollard said his hopes rose earlier in the day, with news that his son, incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Butner, North Carolina, under a life sentence for spying on the US for Israel, might be freed as part of the Wye Accord brokered by President Bill Clinton. In an ABC television interview Friday, however, national security adviser Sandy Berger said that Clinton never agreed to commute Jonathan Pollard's sentence or link it to a successful conclusion of the Wye negotiations. The family was "genuinely pleased," Morris Pollard had said when the rumors first circulated Friday morning of his son's imminent release. But he said he remained "a little bit apprehensive because we weren't sure it was going to come forth." "We would be very pleased if he gets out and goes to Israel," he said. "But we won't accept it as fact until he lands in Israel." Hearing the news that his son would not be released, a subdued Pollard could say only: "It is, again, another disappointment." Headlines Redeployment could alter US role IDF wraps up Wye's first stage today First Wye pullout to end by tomorrow Settlers scurry to limit pullout threat IDF poised to implement first Wye transfer Wye redeployment begins today PM confident he can sell Wye Netanyahu flies to capital to avoid protesters Right outraged at Wye signing, Left skeptical PA officials pleased, extremists reject accord Settler leaders weigh next steps US Jewish leaders hail accord Commentary What's in the accord? The Document Text of The Wye Memorandum Speeches Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's speech PA Chairman Yasser Arafat's speech Analysis A patchy deal can easily unravel Strained relations Clinton deserves praise for job well done Wye deal to launch final talks Netanyahu turns centrist, but still faces Right Now for the tough part REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: Reflections on Wye Opinion EDITORIAL: A tardy first step The next stage The Pollard Issue Sources: There was a tacit deal to release Pollard A Pollard chronology Pollard's father disappointed that Israel 'caved in' over release Supplement Front Page

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