The Committee for Pollard said, Tuesday, that it had not received a reply from United States President Barack Obama on the request by President Shim'on Peres to release Jonathan Pollard, who has been in jail since 1985 for passing classified information from the U.S. to Israel.
Responding to a statement by a spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council that it hasn't changed its position of opposition to a pardon for Pollard, the committee issued a statement that said, "The statement by the spokesman for the National Security Councilreflectsthe current viewso far andit was made clearthatitdoes not reflectthe response ofPresident Obama to the inquiry byPresident Peres.We are anxiously awaitingPresident Obama's response.It's important to note thatPresident Obamahas the sole authorityto grant amnestyand that anystatementby another partyis irrelevant."