Hamas Member Convicted in Austria for Planning Attacks in Jerusalem

(Jerusalem Post) Benjamin Weinthal - An Austrian court on Monday sentenced a Palestinian asylum-seeker to life in prison for organizing suicide attacks on Israelis in Jerusalem and membership in Hamas, which is designated as a terrorist organization by the EU, the Austrian daily Kurier reported. The convicted man used phone messages to encourage Palestinians to toss grenades at gatherings of people in Jerusalem. The judge overseeing the trial termed the man's criminal planning "perfidious."


2017-07-25 00:00:00

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