Jonathan Pollard is pictured in this May 1991 file photo, six years after his 1985 arrest. REUTERS/Files
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Jonathan Pollard, a former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst convicted of spying for Israel, will be released on parole on November 21 after 30 years in prison, a federal parole board ruled on Tuesday.
Pollard's planned release, which was quickly welcomed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, would remove a longstanding irritant in U.S.-Israel relations at a time of increased friction between the two close allies over President Barack Obama's landmark nuclear deal with Iran.
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