A U.S. court sentenced a leading Muslim critic of Israel to 23 years in prison for his role in a plot to assassinate a Saudi leader. Abdurahman Al-Amoudi, a founder of the American Muslim Council and president of the American Muslim Federation, admitted to contacting Saudi dissidents in London on behalf of Libyan agents who wanted to kill Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah.
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