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My Take
Pollard is a figure I find impossible to file neatly under hero or villain. An American-born, Stanford-trained analyst who passed enormous volumes of classified material to Israel, he forced a brutal question onto everyone watching: where does loyalty truly belong? I do not excuse the betrayal of trust, but reducing him to a cartoon traitor feels lazy. His case sits at the raw intersection of identity, allegiance, and consequence, and decades of imprisonment show how a single choice can swallow a life. Rather than condemn from a distance, I am more drawn to understanding the convictions and rationalizations that led a clearly capable man down that road.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jonathan Pollard
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョナサン・ポラード
- Reading
- じょなさん・ぽらーど
- Born
- August 7, 1954 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Horse
- Origin
- Galveston, Texas, United States
- Occupation
- spy / political scientist / double agent / secret service officer
2. Background
- University
- Stanford University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Jonathan Pollard born?
Born August 7, 1954 (age 71).
Where is Jonathan Pollard from?
Jonathan Pollard is from Galveston, Texas, United States.
What does Jonathan Pollard do?
Jonathan Pollard works as spy, political scientist, double agent, secret service officer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.