Abraham Tzafati, a Jewish settler who was seized last year at a session of the Israel Parliament when he brandished a sub-machinegun at Premier David Ben Gurion, was released today, after being held in a mental institution. He said he would return to his settlement, where he worked as a shepherd.
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