Settlement Deal Linked To Spy Release In U.S.

The Israeli government has floated a possible deal with the United States that would extend a moratorium on settlement construction in the West Bank in exchange for the release of an Israeli spy serving a life sentence in the U.S., the New York Times reports.

Texas-born Jonathan Jay Pollard, a civilian intelligence analyst, was convicted of espionage in 1987.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly thinks Pollard's release would convince Israeli conservatives to extend...