A man with a clear gaze and a thick beard stated: "I am a fighter, not a criminal." A native of northern Lebanon, born in 1951 in the village of Akkar, the Christian George Ibrahim Abdallah was sentenced before a French court in his struggle for the Palestinian cause. He was sent to life imprisonment in 1987 for his involvement in the murder of two diplomats.
Initially joining the Syrian National Socialist Party at 15, he became the leader of its armed wing called "Fighting Crosses". His name became widely known in criminal circles and secret operations in the Middle East.
Abdallah claimed that his activities were aimed at countering violations of human rights against Palestinians. In his closing statement before the judges, he said: "My life has been dedicated to the rightful struggle for justice, the defense of a people deprived of their land and freedom."
