In an interview published in Yedioth Ahronoth Rafi Eitan gave, for the first time, details on how he gave the Americans incriminating information about Jonathan Pollard, knowing the information would be used against the Pollard, who was working for him.
"It was not an easy moment" said Eitan. "There was a government decision and I cooperated with the Americans - they knew who I was and they knew my name…at the time the evidence was like a great emotional storm inside me. I had a deep feeling that I should not talk to them about the case, that they certainly do not have Pollard's best interests at heart. But on the other hand I am a disciplined soldier and I never acted against the government's guidelines, even if I thought I should act otherwise. "