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French Judge Orders Trial for Six Suspects in 1982 Rue des Rosiers Attack

After decades of intelligence gathering alongside witness testimony, prosecutors have attributed the 1982 attack to a dissident Fatah-CR faction.

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Des pompiers et des secouristes rue des Rosiers, à Paris, après que le restaurant traiteur franco-juif Jo Goldenberg a été attaqué par des hommes armés, le 9 août 1982
Des pompiers et des secouristes rue des Rosiers, à Paris, après que le restaurant traiteur franco-juif Jo Goldenberg a été attaqué par des hommes armés, le 9 août 1982

Overview

  • A special assizes court will try two suspects under indictment and four fugitives with warrants in the West Bank, Jordan and Kuwait.
  • Abou Zayed, extradited from Norway in late 2020, is charged as one of the shooters and an operational member of the Abu Nidal-linked Fatah-CR group but denies involvement.
  • Hazza Taha, placed under judicial control this spring, faces complicity charges for concealing weapons used in the attack and rejects the accusations.
  • The prosecution cites a faisceau d'indices comprising intelligence notes, forensic analyses and multiple witness testimonies to substantiate participation claims.
  • Defense attorneys have called the proceeding a “scam” aimed at prolonging detention and announced plans to appeal the indictment.