Israeli Legal Cases

1987

May 26: Document: The Eban Report

1999

Sept. 7: Petition No. 6029/99 to Israel Supreme Court
Oct. 12: Request to Court for Urgent Hearing & Rebuttal of Govt. Response
Oct. 21: Legal Demand that Barak Reveal Involvement

2000

Feb. 7: HCJ Believes Government Will Do All it Can to Secure Pollard's Release: Globes: Israel's Business Arena

2005

Mar. 14: Still Working to Free Jonathan Pollard: New York Law Journal
May 8: Jonathan Pollard Sues Govt. of Israel: Media Release
May 8: Legal Doc [Hebrew]: Jonathan Pollard's PoZ Petition to Israeli Supreme Court (PDF)
May 8: Hebrew Text: Jonathan Pollard Sues Govt. of Israel: Media Release (PDF)
May 8: U.S. Spy Pollard Claims Torture In Prison, Seeks Israeli Action: AP
May 8: Pollard Seeking "Prisoner of Zion" Status: Arutz Sheva
May 8: Pollard Says U.S. Jailers Tortured Him, Asks To Be Prisoner Of Zion: Haaretz
May 8: Pollard: I Was Tortured In U.S. Prison: WorldNetDaily.com
May 9: Pollard Wants Prisoner of Zion Status: Jerusalem Post
May 18: Ambassador To U.S. Visits Pollard In Jail: Jerusalem Post
June 8: Quick Takes: News From Israel You May Have Missed: The Jewish Press [NY]
June 8: Dershowitz: Sharon and Jews to Blame for Pollard's Continued Imprisonment: Justice4JP Release
Aug. 14: Legal Doc [Hebrew]: Jonathan Pollard's Eban Commission Report Petition to Israeli Supreme Court
RE: US Breach of Committment Not to Use Returned Documents Against Pollard (PDF)
Aug. 14: Pollard Sues Israeli Government Over U.S.' Breach of Secret Agreement: Shurat Hadin Law Centre - Media Release
Aug. 15: Pollard Petition Reveals Titles of Docs Provided to Israel: Justice4JP Release
Aug. 15: Hebrew Version: Pollard Petition Reveals Titles of Docs Provided to Israel: J4JP Release (PDF)
Aug. 31: Legal Doc: Govt. Response to PoZ Bagatz # 4380 (PDF)
Sept. 4: Wife of Jonathan Pollard in Israel for High Court Hearing: Shurat HaDin Law Center Media Release
Sept. 4: Hebrew Version: Wife of Jonathan Pollard In Israel for High Court Hearing: Shurat Hadin Law Center Media Release (PDF)
Sept. 5: High Court To Hear Pollard Petition Today: Shurat HaDin Law Center - Media Release
Sept. 5: Pollard To Supreme Court: Grant Me Prisoner of Zion Status: Arutz7 News
Nov. 1: Firestorm Over Reports Of Pollard Release Date: Justice4JP Release
Nov. 21: Pollard Suing To Force Spy Swap After 20 Years In Prison: Shurat HaDin Law Center
Nov. 21: Legal Doc [Hebrew]: Jonathan Pollard's Kielcynski Petition to Force Spy Swap (PDF)
Nov. 21: Hebrew Media Release: Pollard Sues Israeli Govt. To Force Spy Swap (PDF)

2006

Jan. 12: Supreme Court to Decide Pollard Case on Monday: Shurat Hadin Media Release
Jan. 12: Hebrew Text: Supreme Court to Decide Pollard Case on Monday: Shurat HaDin Media Release (PDF)
Jan. 16: Statement of Esther and Jonathan Pollard Re: Court's Rejection of Pollard's PoZ Petition: Justice4JP Release
Jan. 16: Judgment: Court's ruling on Bagatz 4380/05: PDF – Word file
Jan. 16: Supreme Court Rejects Pollard's Plea To Be Prisoner Of Zion: Arutz Sheva News
Jan. 17: The Circle of Betrayal is Complete: Esther Pollard
Jan. 17: Hebrew Text: The Circle of Betrayal is Complete: Esther Pollard (PDF)
Jan. 17: Ex-Refuseniks And Others Slam Supreme Court Decision: Arutz7 News
Jan. 19: Globes OpEd: Evil Government: Matti Golan
Jan. 19: Hebrew Text - Globes OpEd: Evil Government: Matti Golan (PDF)
Feb. 8: Legal Doc: Jonathan Pollard's Petition to the United States Supreme Court (web format)
Click here to view original petition in PDF format.
Feb. 14: Pollard Appeals To High Court: JTA
Feb. 16: Pollard Petitions Supremes to Release Secret Docs: WorldNetDaily
Feb. 23: Legal Doc: Petitioner's Reply to Respondent's Response [Eban Doc Petition]
May 1: Legal Doc [Hebrew]: Jonathan Pollard's Petition to Prevent Appointment of Rafi Eitan As Minster (PDF)
May 1: Israeli Spy Challenges Cabinet Appointment: Associated Press
May 1: Pollard To Supreme Court: State has no right to forfeit my life to appoint Eitan: Justice4JP Release
May 1: Pollard: Eitan abandoned me: YNet News
May 1: Israeli Spy Challenges Cabinet Appointment: Steve Weizman
May 1: Jailed spy seeks to block Israel minister: Agence France Presse
May 1: Hebrew text: Pollard Files Against Appointment of Rafi Eitan: Sharon Rofeh-Ofir - YNET (Yediot)
May 1: Hebrew Text: Now in Supreme Court: Pollard versus Eitan: Efrat Forsher - Maariv NRG
May 2: HCJ Temporarily Denies Pollard Petition? Jerusalem Post
May 2: Pollard Sues: Cabinet Appointment of Rafi Eitran Forfeits My Life: Hillel Fendel
May 2: Legal Doc (Hebrew): Court's Response to Pollard Bagatz to Block Appointment of Eitan
May 3: Not True That HJC temporarily denies Pollard petition: Justice4JP Release
May 30: State asks Court to reject petition against Eitan: The Jerusalem Post
May 31: Pollard Demands that Peres Testify: Arutz Sheva

June 8: The Supreme Court of Israel has Jonathan Pollard's blood on its hands: Justice4JP Release
June 8: Hebrew Text: The Supreme Court of Israel has Jonathan Pollard's blood on its hands:
Esther Pollard Responds to Rejection of Pollard Petition by High Court of Justice (PDF)
June 8: Court Denies Appeal to Help Free Pollard:: Arutz Sheva
June 8: High Court rejects latest Pollard petition: The Jerusalem Post
June 8: Legal Doc [Hebrew]: Response of Supreme Court to Pollard's Eban Doc Petition (PDF file)
June 11: Court rejects Pollard petition, says no room for legal intervention: Haaretz
June 8: Supreme Court Turns Pollard Down Again: Arutz Sheva
June 11: Minister Eitan denies accusation by Pollard: The Jerusalem Post
Nov. 8: Esther Pollard Addresses Israel's Supreme Court: Justice4JP Release
Nov. 13: Court rejects Pollard petition against Eitan: The Jerusalem Post

2008

Mar. 9: Legal Doc [Hebrew]: Prime Minister's Office 2nd Response re: Support for Pollard (JPEG)
Mar. 28: Legal Exhibit 14: [Hebrew]: Petition Exhibit 4: "Achinu Yehonatan", Nachum Barnea, Yediot Achronot (PDF)
April 14: Legal Exhibit 5: Letter to MK Zevulun Orlev from Rabbi Pesach Lerner re "Accounting Books" (Word file)
April 28: Legal Exhibit 6: Response to Rabbi Pesach Lerner from MK Orlev re: "Accounting Books" (Word file)
Aug. 4: Pollard Sues the State of Israel To Stop Govt. Lies Claiming He Got Money: J4JP Press Release
Aug. 4: Shurat HaDin [Hebrew]: Pollard Sues Govt of Israel to Stop the Lies: PDF – Word file
Aug. 4: Legal Doc: Lawsuit: Pollard vs. the State of Israel: PDF – Word file
Aug. 4: Legal Doc [Hebrew]: Lawsuit: Pollard vs the State of Israel: PDF – Word file
Aug. 4: Government's Response to Bagatz 4380/05: (PDF)
Aug. 4: Judgment: Court's ruling on Bagatz 4380/05: PDF – Word file
Aug. 4: Pollard sues Israel for claiming that he is getting money from the state: Israel Insider
Aug. 4: Pollard sues state for lying about money transfers: The Jerusalem Post
Aug. 4: Pollard sues Israel over support claim: JTA
Aug. 4: Convicted Spy Pollard Sues Israel: UPI/Military.com
Aug. 4: Pollard Sues to Force State to Stop Lying About Support: Ynetnews
Aug. 5: Pollard asks TA court to declare State never gave him money: The Jerusalem Post

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Executive Summary of the Legal Initiatives:
Eliot Lauer & Jacques Semmelman
Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP
101 Park Avenue, New York
Sept. 2, 2003 Court Date
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