Editing Jonathan Pollard (section)

===Citizenship===
Pollard applied for Israeli citizenship in 1995; the [[Ministry of Interior (Israel)|Ministry of Interior]] initially refused on grounds that Israel did not grant citizenship to persons who had not yet immigrated, but reversed its decision and granted the petition on November 22, 1995.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/22/world/israel-grants-citizenship-to-american-spy.html|title=Israel Grants Citizenship to American Spy|work=The New York Times|date=November 22, 1995|access-date=June 13, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1995/11/22/israel-to-grant-citizenship-to-convicted-spy-pollard/|first=Gary|last=Borg|title=Israel To Grant Citizenship To Convicted Spy Pollard|work=Chicago Tribune|date=November 22, 1995|access-date=June 13, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1995/11/22/israel-changes-position-will-grant-spy-citizenship/|title=Israel Changes Position, Will Grant Spy Citizenship|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=November 22, 1995|access-date=June 13, 2013}}</ref>

Some sources claim that Pollard then renounced his United States citizenship, was now solely an Israeli citizen, and would be deported to Israel if he were released from prison.<ref>{{cite journal|jstor=20688383|title=Video Review: The Case of Jonathan Pollard|journal=Journal of Film and Video|volume=54|issue=2/3|pages=98–100|year=2002|last1=Levin|first1=Melinda}}</ref> Others continue to identify him as a U.S. citizen.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/14/world/meast/israel-obama-iran|first=Chelsea J.|last=Carter|work=CNN|date=March 14, 2013|access-date=March 20, 2013|title=Obama: Iran more than a year away from developing nuclear weapon}}</ref> According to the [[United States Department of State]], there are no peacetime regulations in effect under {{USCSub|8|1481|a|6}} to empower the [[Attorney General of the United States|attorney general]] to process renunciations of citizenship from persons physically present in the United States, and by {{USC|8|1483}}, it is not possible for a person to lose U.S. citizenship while physically present in the United States except by renunciation filed with the Attorney General, or conviction of treason.<ref>{{cite book|chapter-url=https://fam.state.gov/FAM/07FAM/07FAM1210.html|chapter=7. Loss and restoration of United States citizenship|title=Foreign Affairs Manual|publisher=Department of State|location=United States|date=February 22, 2013|access-date=December 13, 2015|title-link=Foreign Affairs Manual}}</ref>

On December 30, 2020, Jonathan Pollard and his wife officially immigrated to Israel and became full Israeli citizens.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jonathan Pollard arrives in Israel, 35 years after his arrest for spying|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/jonathan-pollard-arrives-in-israel-35-years-after-his-imprisonment-for-spying/|access-date=December 31, 2020|website=The Times of Israel}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Axelrod|first=Tal|date=December 30, 2020|title=Convicted spy Jonathan Pollard welcomed in Israel|url=https://thehill.com/policy/international/middle-east-north-africa/532063-convicted-us-spy-jonathan-pollard-welcomed-in|access-date=December 31, 2020|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en}}</ref>