An Israeli who threw a hand grenade...
An Israeli who threw a hand grenade at peace marchers opposed to the war in Lebanon, killing one and wounding nine, was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison. Yonah Avrushmi, 27, carried out the attack during a Peace Now rally outside the prime minister’s office in February, 1983. The demonstrators were demanding the resignation of then-Defense Minister Ariel Sharon and an end to the war. The explosion killed peace activist Emil Grunzweig, and it highlighted the bitter division among Israelis over the June, 1982, invasion and subsequent costly occupation of Lebanon.
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