Source: France Warns of Official Welcoming Ceremony for Abdallah
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France is likely to deport Lebanese leftist militant George Abdallah soon after his case became a “burden” but it has warned Lebanese authorities against organizing an official welcoming ceremony for him, pan-Arab daily al-Hayat reported on Friday.
The newspaper quoted a high-ranking French source as saying that involved French cabinet ministers intend to approve his deportation soon.
“Some officials in the French administration believe it would be best to get rid of his burden as soon as possible,” the source said.
The International Campaign to Free George Abdallah has held a series of protests near French facilities all over Lebanon to pressure Paris to deport the activist.
But French ambassador Patrice Paoli promised last week to convey to his government concerns aired by the Lebanese authorities over the delayed release.
A French court granted Abdallah, 61, parole in November on condition he be deported but the interior ministry had yet to issue the deportation order. The court postponed its decision on his release until January 28.
Al-Hayat's source did not rule out another postponement until March 14.
Abdallah was convicted for his part in the 1982 murders in Paris of U.S. military attache Charles Robert Ray and Israeli diplomat Yacov Barsimantov.
He was handed down a life sentence in 1987.
The source told al-Hayat that French authorities have delivered messages to Beirut warning it against organizing welcoming ceremonies out of fear of a negative U.S. reaction.
Abdallah, jailed for nearly three decades, has been eligible for parole since 1999 but seven previous applications were all rejected in what the militant's lawyer and supporters claim was U.S. pressure.
The U.S. ambassador to France, Charles Rivkin, has criticized the decision to grant him parole, arguing that Abdallah had never expressed remorse and could yet be a threat if released.
25 January 2013, 14:52
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he's going to join the hizbocrap terrorists as soon as he lands in beirut. Once a terrorist assassin, always a terrorist assassin.
25 January 2013, 15:36
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only the filthy zionist scum would call our hero "murderer" and "terrorist"
this is how we know you are not lebanese
25 January 2013, 17:01
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@Sidon
You're wasting your breath trying to argue with them. For them it is perfectly OK to act outside of the authority of your government taint your country with shame by murdering diplomats in Paris.
I'm sure that they will use the "Israel does it all the time" argument as if two wrongs would make it right.
25 January 2013, 16:00
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no he is jew.
and it's only one, sitting somewhere in mossad propaganda room and using 100 nicknames
25 January 2013, 16:32
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@sidon93
I would not loose my time to explain anything to stupid people like jabalamel and Rouhl3ab, it would be useless. Thank you for trying anyway !
We must only take note that the problems of Lebanon will persist until it we get rid of such uncivilized people!
25 January 2013, 16:37
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the filthy zionist scum want to get rid of patriotic lebanese
but you tried already!!!
please try again
25 January 2013, 17:17
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I did not say thar i want to get rid of you myself !
I do think however that your policies and behavior will bring your demise on your own hands for the simple reason that a body will always build defences against its attackers !
25 January 2013, 16:36
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the filthy zionist scum wanted to give us a brain teaser but found completely retarded example, which only zionist can use
25 January 2013, 17:00
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I completely fail to understand the big deal we are making for this criminal. The guy is a god damned killer!!! he should go in the dustbin of history instead of being mentionned in the news!!!
25 January 2013, 17:08
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Hey Sidon93 the mighty SSNP are not racist ,the Jews who take our LAND are racist,the shoes that an SSNP person wears = the whole of the Jews and you as well. George Abdallah is the man ..
Regards,
The Mighty SSNP
25 January 2013, 17:30
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The SSNP is the single most despicable party in lebanon. After the dark 80s where it was at its peak, it reappeared in May 7, executing the dirty work of HA in beirut because Hassoun did not want to dirty his own militia's hands in Beirut. SSNP together with Palestinian Jibril and other palestinian scum should be banned from existance, their leaders jailed. Their credo is 100% antilebanese, against Lebanon as a nation. to the lowlife naming himself ssnp01, If you are lebanese, shame on you to adhere to such a scum party. If you are not, go to hell.
25 January 2013, 17:50
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how can one praise ssnp? their goal being to erase lebanon and make it part of syria! it s just an offshoot of the baathist party... nothing lebanese with them...that s why they are so close with hezbis!
25 January 2013, 18:00
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Mighty ssnp? Anyways - both are racists. The ssnp and those jews and their supporters that deny the right of palestinians to go home.
26 January 2013, 04:37
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You are not a Son of the Mighty Lebanon SSNP. You betray the land that sheltered you.
25 January 2013, 17:16
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@Sidon93 - If you think more and talk less you would have figured it yourself..talking of an empty skull..
Even if France was legally entitled to prosecute G Abdallah we, as patriotic Lebanese who have fought Israelis for 20+ years, are very happy to have him back. But I understand this is a real blow for your Zionist friends..
25 January 2013, 17:43
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we see the kind of hero M8 praise: those who kill innocent civilians... what a sign of courage!
25 January 2013, 17:46
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the filthy zionist scum think that our glorious resistance has support of "miniscule" percentage of lebanese.
why don't you send in your genocidal militia to see how miniscule it is.
25 January 2013, 17:46
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my bad: i confused george abdallah with another one! my apologies....
25 January 2013, 17:50
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the filthy zionist scum still refer the glorious events of may 7 as something bad.
but on the other subject,SSNP ideas suck.
lebanon should not unite with any other arabs in any way.
saying that, it doesn't mean that i'm thinking the same as lady gaga fans. those scum would rather collaborate with zionist scum than with syria and there is nothing worse than collaborating with zionist scum
25 January 2013, 18:00
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"The U.S. ambassador to France, Charles Rivkin, has criticized the decision to grant him parole, arguing that Abdallah had never expressed remorse and could yet be a threat if released."
let s see if france will free abdallah or kneel down in front of the US...
25 January 2013, 18:06
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No big john, I have family members who are ssnp-er and they hold the same blind (and some genocidal) hatred toward jews. They repeat the same crap that was born in europe against them. My brother called one of our young female relative "our cute 901210 facist."
25 January 2013, 23:16
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this coming from the guy who created the fictitious name owette on here. Sad is as Sad does little john
25 January 2013, 23:53
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Hey bigjohn no point trying to explain to the Jew lovers what dose the SSNP stands for ,they are the ones who watched the Jews kill women & children in the camps back in the day .
SSNP forever.
26 January 2013, 02:00
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Typical Palastinians and non Arabic speakers, They are the only ones saying Jews this Jews that. Ignorants ! Jews don't kill Arabs, the Zionists do. All Zionists are Jews but not all Jews are Zionists.
26 January 2013, 11:09
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Hey slash the SSNP recognizes the lebanese state,and they fought for the state, what about your LF which state the recognize let me guess Israel.
