In an appalling breach of justice and international responsibility, the French state has committed a legal and moral offense by releasing convicted terrorist and murderer Georges Ibrahim Abdallah after 41 years in prison. He had been sentenced to life imprisonment for his involvement in deadly terror attacks on French soil. As if that wasn’t enough, the Lebanese state—hijacked by Hezbollah and Iran’s militias—welcomed him with official honors at Beirut International Airport, treating him not as a criminal, but as a hero.
1. Who Is Georges Ibrahim Abdallah?
Georges Abdallah is not a “freedom fighter” or “resistance icon.” He is a convicted terrorist and cold-blooded killer. Born in 1951 in the town of Qoubaiyat in northern Lebanon, he joined radical leftist movements and became a senior member of the so-called Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Factions (LARF), a terror group closely linked to Palestinian, Syrian, and Iranian networks. He emerged during a chaotic period in Lebanese history when Palestinian factions, communist militias, Arab nationalist groups, and Islamic organizations dominated the Lebanese political and security landscape under the deceptive slogans of “resistance,” “liberation,” and “throwing Jews into the sea.” In reality, these groups were nothing more than tools of chaos and mercenaries for regional totalitarian regimes.
2. Abdallah’s Crimes – A Bloody Record on French Soil
In 1984, Georges Abdallah was arrested in Lyon, France, while carrying forged passports. Investigations quickly uncovered his involvement in a series of meticulously planned political assassinations carried out on French territory. The crimes he was convicted for:
**Assassination of Charles R. Ray, Deputy U.S. Military Attaché at the American Embassy in Paris – shot and killed on January 18, 1982 outside his residence.
**Assassination of Yacov Barsimantov, Second Secretary at the Israeli Embassy in Paris – gunned down in broad daylight on April 3, 1982.
**Attempted assassination of French military attaché Colonel Guy Le Moine de Marchand, known as Guy Le Chérah – severely wounded in 1982 and later died from his injuries. This added a third murder charge to Abdallah’s name, this time targeting a French officer on French soil.
**Attempted assassination of the U.S. Consul in Strasbourg in March 1984 – a failed attack that nonetheless left serious injuries.
These attacks were carried out by the Lebanese Armed Revolutionary Factions with full knowledge and planning from Abdallah. The French judiciary sentenced him in 1987 to life in prison, noting his total lack of remorse and continued glorification of violence and terrorism throughout his trial and imprisonment.
3. An Illegitimate Release – Political Capitulation or Judicial Betrayal?
The decision to release Georges Abdallah after 41 years behind bars—despite a final and irrevocable life sentence—constitutes a betrayal on two levels:
A betrayal of the victims—American, French, and Israeli diplomats who were murdered in cold blood.
And a betrayal of the French public, who expect their justice system to uphold the law without yielding to political pressure. Abdallah never expressed regret, never cooperated with French authorities, and repeatedly praised Hezbollah, Iran, and violent armed struggle. All legal conditions for parole were absent, yet France caved to internal lobbying from far-left groups and external pressure from the Tehran–Beirut–Damascus axis.
This was not a judicial act. It was a political surrender.
4. The Lebanese Disgrace – Official Honors for a Convicted Killer
As if France’s failure wasn’t shameful enough, Lebanon—now little more than a vassal state for Iran—turned Abdallah’s return into a celebration of terror. He arrived in Beirut on a French aircraft, escorted with official protocol, and was received in the VIP lounge at Beirut International Airport. Welcoming him were two sitting Members of Parliament:
One from Hezbollah’s parliamentary bloc, the armed Iranian proxy designated as a terrorist group by much of the world. Another from Amal Movement, led by Nabih Berri, Speaker of Parliament for over three decades and political ally of Hezbollah and the Iranian regime. This disgraceful reception sends a chilling message: terrorism is not condemned in Lebanon—it is rewarded. While ordinary Lebanese citizens are humiliated in airports and treated with suspicion abroad, an internationally convicted killer is welcomed with applause and state honors. This scene exposes Lebanon’s harsh reality: a failed state controlled by a militia, with institutions used to serve foreign occupiers rather than its own people.
5. The Lebanese Media – Complicit in Whitewashing Terror
The shame didn’t end at the tarmac. A large portion of the Lebanese media joined the farce, describing Georges Abdallah as a “freedom fighter,” “national hero,” and “resistance symbol.” TV anchors and columnists praised his “steadfastness,” glorified his past, and completely whitewashed the fact that he is a murderer.
Even supposedly “neutral” or opposition outlets either joined the praise or remained shamefully silent.
This is not journalism. This is moral collapse, a betrayal of the media’s role as a guardian of truth and justice. It reveals the degree to which parts of the Lebanese media have become mouthpieces for Hezbollah and Iran, sanctifying murderers while ignoring the suffering of innocent people and the destruction of the state.
No Honor in Glorifying Murder – No Dignity in Embracing Terror
The release of Georges Abdallah is not a victory for freedom—it is a triumph for political terrorism and moral hypocrisy. France made a grave mistake by letting him go free. But Lebanon’s reception turned that mistake into a national disgrace. Georges Abdallah is a terrorist, not a hero. Those who glorify him, welcome him, or remain silent about his crimes are accomplices in the betrayal of justice. There is no “resistance” in celebrating assassins. There is no “sovereignty” in bowing to Hezbollah. And there is no “honor” in a state that salutes a convicted killer in its VIP lounge while its people rot in poverty and humiliation. Enough with the glorification of terrorists. Enough with the moral chaos. Enough with the lies.
