An Israeli parole board decided Wednesday to free a man who hurled a hand grenade at a 1983 Peace Now march against the Lebanon war, killing an activist. Yona Avrushmi injured nine other participants in the demonstration, including current Knesset Speaker Avraham Burg.
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