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The article focuses on the espionage operations of Israel against the U.S. After Jonathan Pollard was sentenced into a life imprisonment, the U.S. together with Israeli government have agreed that neither nation would conduct espionage operations without consent. However, the Israeli government did not honor its commitment after the Pollard incident and continues to conduct such activities particularly on those classified information which being condemned heavily by the U.S. authorities.

The article discusses the efforts to release convicted spy Jonathan Jay Pollard. The request of Israeli leaders and Pollard himself for commutation of his life sentence is discussed, noting that he was convicted in 1985 for selling classified U.S. documents to Israel. Former U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director James Woolsey has mentioned that he would support Pollard's release on the conditions that Pollard show remorse and renounce any financial profits he has made from his case.