A 27 year-old French national was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment by a Tel Aviv district court yesterday for aiding the Palestine Liberation Organization. The evidence which led to his conviction was found in the PLO archives captured by Israeli forces in Beirut.
The accused, Henri Eichholtzer, was charged with taking photographs of the 36-story Shalom Tower, Tel Aviv’s tallest building, in 1978 and passing them on to PLO agents. He claimed he did not know the photographs were intended as a guide for terrorists who planned to plant bombs in the building which houses government and business offices and a department store.
Eichholtzer was arrested eight months ago on a return visit to Israel. His linkage to the PLO was confirmed by documents found in Beirut.
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