The Spy Who Thought He’d Never Get Caught

Jonathan Pollard thought he was untouchable. Visit today's sponsor https://strawberry.me/Newsthink to start coaching with a $50 credit. I highly recommend Ronald J. Olive’s book, Capturing Jonathan Pollard: How One of the Most Notorious Spies in American History Was Brought to Justice https://a.co/d/faiv0N0 Watch my video on Israel’s greatest spy, Mossad agent Eli Cohen: https://youtu.be/ENumCCEQ9yU Chapters: 0:00 The Spy Who Thought He’d Never Get Caught 1:02 Lies, Lies, Lies 2:08 Losing and Regaining Top Secret Clearance 3:55 A New Posting Opens the Door to Espionage 6:04 Smuggling Suitcases Full of Secrets 8:19 The Anonymous Tip 9:32 How to Trap a Spy 10:32 A Fatal Mistake with the Neighbors 11:49 The Dash to the Israeli Embassy 12:16 Cocky in Custody 12:53 The Courtroom Drama 14:52 Pollard’s Justification In His Own Words 15:52 Life After Prison 17:07 Today’s Sponsor: Strawberry.me Newsthink is produced and presented by Cindy Pom https://twitter.com/cindypom Grab your Newsthink merch here: https://newsthink.creator-spring.com Support Cindy on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/Newsthink Sources: Dachau memorial (“Never again”): Treck08, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Image of the NISC in Maryland: https://navycthistory.com/nipssa_suitland_md.html credited to Jim Wheeler Old flag of South Africa: By Aubrey Kilian from Cape Town, South Africa - Old South-African Flag Uploaded by Smooth_O, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia CommonsJohannesburg in 1980: Qwesy, CC BY 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Dr. Neil Hibler image: http://www.publicsafetypsychology.com/aboutus.html Images from Petah Tikva, Israel in the 1970s: Boris Carmi /Meitar Collection / National Library of Israel / The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Woman praying by Western Wall: Dan Hadani collection / National Library of Israel / The Pritzker Family National Photography Collection, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in Lebanon: Original by Tiamat, Crop, cleanup and re-up by Jaakobou, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Israeli embassy in Washington: By APK - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Yitzshak Rabin Way and Second Ave in New York: שנילי • שיחה, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Second photo of Israeli embassy in Washington: Krokodyl, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons Jonathan Pollard in Israel in 2024: Pinhas stern, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsRally in support of Pollard: By My Israel ישראל שלי - My Israel ישראל שלי - official Facebook page, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Obama Yes You Can image: By udi Steinwell Pikiwiki Israel, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons Pollard mural in Jerusalem: Yoninah, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons