A plea for clemency for the convicted spy Jonathan Pollard has been rejected by the Obama administration.
On Monday Israeli President Shimon Peres called on the White House to free the former
US Navy intelligence analyst, who was given a life sentence 15 years ago.
In his letter Mr Peres urged the US president to release the 57-year-old on humanitarian reasons. Pollard, who was found guilty of giving military secrets to Israel, was admitted to hospital last week.
