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Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Pe- res, the leaders of every major political par- ty in the Knesset, and U.S. government of- BEAUTIFUL fi cials, legal professionals, and religious FOR A SMILE. groups have all called for Pollard›s release, as has the Conference of Presidents of Ma- The new revelations are a game changer. Now that so many of the lies about the case have been cleared up, President Obama is in a much better position to respond positively to clear up this injustice.” I Convenient Teaneck location jor American Jewish Organizations. Pollard has spent 28 years of an unprece- Friday afternoon hours dented life sentence in a federal prison for passing classifi ed information to Israel, an Evening and early morning hours ally of the United States. The median time served for this offense is 2 to 4 years. No one Caring friendly staff else in the history of the United States has ever received a life sentence for this offense. 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