Free Republic

Prosecutors appeal ruling to free Georges Ibrahim Abdallah serving life sentence for 1982 killing of US military attaché Charles Robert Ray and Israeli diplomat Yacov Barsimantov PARIS — A French court on Friday ordered the release of pro-Palestinian Lebanese terrorist Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, jailed for 40 years for the 1982 killings of two foreign diplomats, prosecutors said. The court said Abdallah, first detained in 1984 and convicted in 1987 over the murders, would be released on December 6 provided he leaves France, French anti-terror prosecutors said in a statement to AFP, adding that they would appeal. “In (a) decision dated...

Former Terrorists No Longer Speaking At Princeton (AP) PRINCETON Three ex-terrorists are protesting not being allowed to speak Thursday at Princeton University. In an unusual claim, they say they are being silenced because of their pro-American, pro-Israeli views—which they say might harm the Ivy League school’s ability to raise money from the oil industry. A university spokeswoman said the speakers are not being silenced because of their views. Rather, they couldn’t speak this week because the event became bigger than student organizers were prepared to handle. The former terrorists, Walid Shoebat, Zak Anani and Ibrahim Abdallah, will give their talks...