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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1991
his is the tragic story of
Aviam Sella, the all
but forgotten second
victim of the Jonathan
Pollard affair. While commit-
tees have been set up to
agitate for the release of
Pollard, Mr. Sella remains
condemned to a dismal life of
purgatory, with no release in
sight from the excommunica-
tion which has been placed
upon him by the American
government. But let's tell the
story from the very
beginning.
From his early youth in
Haifa, Mr. Sella dreamt of ser-
ving in the Israel Air Force.
Following his studies at the
Reali School, he enrolled in
the Air Force School, and his
progress was rapid. He
became a pilot, and flew
Oregans, Mysteres and then
Mirages and Phantoms. In
1970 he was deputy com-
mander of the unit which en-
countered the Russian-
manned planes over the Sinai
and downed five of them. In
1976, at the age of 31, he was
awarded the coveted Air Force
Prize for developing a com-
puterized operational system.
His sytem was put into prac-
tice early in the war in
Lebanon when the Israel Air
Force utterly destroyed the
batteries of Syrian missiles
which menaced our opera-
tions. About 30 Syrian planes
which rose in defense were
downed, without the loss of a
single Israel plane. In 1981 he
was in charge of the planning
which resulted in the suc-
cessful bombing of the Iraqi
nuclear reactor.
Those who knew him or
worked with him described
him with such words as
decisive, thoughtful,
pragmatic, professional,
thorough, non-conformist,
possessed of great organiza-
tional skill. On all sides he
was regarded as an ideal can-
didate for commander of the
Air Force.
He pursued higher studies
and acquired degrees in
management, mathematics
and systems analysis. The
military authorities approved
of his desire to study for a doc-
torate in computers, and in
1983 he took a leave of
absence and went to the U.S.
to study. It was then that he
met Jonathan Pollard, and
the relationship that
developed between them
became known as the Pollard
affair.
Two Israel investigating
committees that studied the
affair did not hold him
blameless. They maintained
that he should have known
better than to get involved in
that kind of business, even if
he felt that he was serving
Israel's best interests.
At first Israel sought to con-
ceal his identity, but when it
was finally revealed, the
American authorities were
obstinate in their determina-
tion to make an example of
him, almost out of vengeance.
He was indicted for es-
pionage, and a standing order
was issued for his arrest. As
a result, he will never be able
to set foot in the United
States. But that's not all.
He could be
arrested the
moment he set
foot anywhere and
held for the
Americans.
In Israel he was made com-
mander of an air force base,
whereupon the Pentagon an-
nounced a boycott of that base
or anything to do with it. All
U.S. personnel were enjoined
from having any contact with
Mr. Sella. In the delicate com-
plex of U.S.-Israel military
relations the pressure became
intense, and within a month
Mr. Sella had to hand in his
resignation.
He held the rank of colonel,
and time for his promotion
came. The plans were shelv-
ed when Washington let it be
known that a promotion for
Mr. Sella would be regarded
with utmost severity.
He returned to private life
and was offered an ad-
ministrative post with a large
firm which develops
sophisticated electronic
equipment for planes. The
U.S. Air Force, one of the com-
pany's largest customers, at
once made it clear that all
commercial relations would
be broken off if Mr. Sella re-
mained. He was through
within a month.
About a year and a half ago
he set up his own company,
with some associates, for
development of a high
technology computer-based
system in the field of decision-
making. His business card
does not bear his name nor
the name of his company, on-
ly a telephone and telex
number. There is no sign on
the door of his office. He can
not do business with any corn-