A Jewish woman, identified as Shula Cogan, has been sentenced by Lebanese authorities to 20 years in prison for alleged “activities on behalf of Israel,” it was reported here today from Beirut. Four other persons each received 20-year sentences for smuggling refugees into Israel. Seven others were acquitted.
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