[laconic]

I'd have but slightly more sympathy for Pollard if he'd been idealistic in his support of Israel and betrayal of US. Instead, he and his wife took tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to betray the very oath he took and turned his back on the country that had fed him, kept him safe, educated him, gave him access in a position of trust, and to which he swore allegiance; in turn, the Pollards spent the bribe money on jewelry and expensive overseas trips, exposing our sources overseas to prison and possible execution when discovered. He's very lucky to have a life sentence; his crimes merit hanging.

[Starboard]

The oath makes it perfectly clear what the consequences would be for divulging trusted information, regardless of the current state of relations between the US and another country. Sources and methods used to gather intelligence can be revealed from the release of sensitive information. I seriously doubt that the author would approve of Israeli intelligence specialists compromising the sources and methods that Israel uses to gather its intelligence.