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Man Gets Suspended Sentence for Disturbing the Peace at Fatal Rally

March 2, 1983
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A man convicted of disturbing the peace at the Peace Now demonstration here on February 10, during which a man was killed and nine persons were wounded when a grenade was thrown at the demonstrators, was sentenced today to a one-year suspended sentence, and a 25,000 Shekel fine by a Jerusalem magistrate.

Benayahu Aharoni, the convicted man, appeared pleased with the sentence and hugged waiting relatives after he and his attorney emerged from the judge’s chambers. The prosecution had earlier agreed to drop a charge that Aharoni had directly threatened Emil Grunzweig, the 33-year-old teacher who was killed. The person who threw the grenade has still not been identified.

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