An American convicted of selling military secrets to Israel more than two decades ago is reportedly opposing a prisoner swap between the Jewish state and the militant Palestinian Hamas group, AP reported.
The Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday that convicted Pentagon spy Jonathan Pollard says Israel should kill its Palestinian prisoners rather than release them.
Pollard, who is serving a life sentence in a U.S. federal prison, also says he'd refuse to be exchanged for "convicted murderers."
The paper says Pollard made the remarks to ultranationalist activist Moshe Feiglin who visited him in the prison in Buttner, North Carolina.
Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers are believed to be nearing a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for a captive Israeli soldier.
US spy opposes Israel-Palestinian prisoner swap
