"The White House has said it was unaware that a meeting took place earlier this year between United States ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee and Jonathan Pollard, a former US Navy officer who was convicted of spying for Israel and jailed for decades. Speaking to reporters on Thursday, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said that while the Trump administration had no advance knowledge of the meeting, the president stands by our ambassador, Mike Huckabee, and all that he is doing for the United States and Israel."
"Huckabee met Pollard in July at the US embassy in Jerusalem, The New York Times revealed on Thursday. The meeting was reportedly not on Huckabee's official schedule and took place without the knowledge of US intelligence agencies, The Times reported, quoting two unnamed US officials. Former US Navy intelligence analyst Pollard was tried and convicted in 1987 for passing thousands of highly classified US materials to Israel in exchange for cash and gifts."
United States ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met Jonathan Pollard in July at the US embassy in Jerusalem without prior White House or intelligence agencies' knowledge. The White House said it was unaware of the meeting and stated the president stands by Ambassador Huckabee. The encounter was reportedly not on Huckabee's official schedule and prompted concern within US intelligence. Pollard was convicted in 1987 for passing thousands of highly classified US materials to Israel, received a life sentence, served 30 years before parole in 2015, and relocated to Israel in 2020. Some in Israel regard Pollard as a hero, and the case severely strained US-Israel relations.
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