Leaders of the US intelligence community have petitioned against easing the parole conditions of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, on the grounds that doing so would breach national security, while others have called for his sentence to be commuted.

Whether Likud or Labor, more than a few Israeli prime ministers have been stung by the barbs of a "frustrated" White House.

Former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger and George Shultz have questioned the wisdom of the framework agreement with Iran, pointing to the serious dangers.