French court orders release of Lebanese militant Georges Ibrahim Abdallah
Georges Ibrahim Abdallah was serving a life sentence for complicity in the murders of two diplomats, one American and one Israeli, in Paris in 1982.
He has been imprisoned in France since his arrest in 1984.
The Paris Court of Appeal ruled Abdallah can be released next Friday on the condition that he leave France and never return, judicial authorities said.
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However, increasing numbers of Golan Druze have taken up Israeli citizenship in recent years as the prospect of being returned to Syria became increasingly unlikely. 'I'm optimistic,' said Rabah, who came to the border wearing a cap emblazoned with the Druze flag on the front and the Israeli one on the back. 'Just like Israel emerged from Oct 7. much stronger than it was before, so too will the Druze — and their eternal alliance with Israel,' he added.
