.Pollard jailed for 30 years for spying for Israel is to be freed in November after the US granted his parole, according to his lawyers.
John Kerry, US Secretary of State denied the move was a bid to appease Israel amid tensions over Iran's nuclear deal.The case has been a source of friction between the US and Israel for decades.
Rumours of his release have been circulating for several days, with some analysts suggesting it was tied to the nuclear agreement with Iran.
But officials said he had always been eligible for parole after 30 years and his lawyers said the parole board made their decision "independently of any other US government agency". The decision is not connected to recent developments in the Middle East," his lawyers said in a statement.
"I haven't even had a conversation about it," Mr Kerry told reporters as he left a House of Representatives committee hearing on the Iranian nuclear deal.
Supporters have long argued that Pollard was unfairly punished for his crime.
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