Donald Trump granted full pardon to Aviem Sella, 75, Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard's former handler
White House said Sella's request for clemency received backing from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Sella, a retired Israeli air force colonel, enlisted Pollard to spy for Israel and fled the United States after Pollard was arrested in 1985
Sella was later indicted by a federal grand jury espionage charges carrying a life sentence, but was never extradited to the US
Pollard spent 30 years in US prison and was released in 2015; he immigrated to Israel last month
Donald Trump granted full pardon to Aviem Sella, 75, Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard's former handler
White House said Sella's request for clemency received backing from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Sella, a retired Israeli air force colonel, enlisted Pollard to spy for Israel and fled the United States after Pollard was arrested in 1985
Sella was later indicted by a federal grand jury espionage charges carrying a life sentence, but was never extradited to the US
Pollard spent 30 years in US prison and was released in 2015; he immigrated to Israel last month
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