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| category | tags | summary | born | died | location | |||
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Palestinian terrorist and target of Israeli intelligence operations, connected to the Achille Lauro attack and arms trafficking networks. | 1937 | 2002 | Jaffa, British Mandate Palestine |
Abu Nidal was a Palestinian terrorist. He was a target of Israel intelligence operations. Arms dealers like John Knight and Sidem International Limited acquired arms from Yugoslavia and sold them to Mohammed Radi Abdullah, who in turn sold them to Abu Nidal and other Palestinian groups. Mohammed Radi Abdullah was unaware of Anthony Pearson Israel connection.1
Mohammed Radi Abdullah later presented his case to Abu Nidal in Baghdad, claiming he had been unwittingly used by Anthony Pearson. Abu Nidal believed his story and put out the word that Mohammed Radi Abdullah was "clean," placing the blame on Yasser Arafat group.1
Abu Nidal was also involved in the Achille Lauro attack in 1985, which was an Israel "black" propaganda operation. Rafi passed instructions to Mohammed Radi Abdullah, who then relayed orders to Abul Abbas to carry out a cruel attack. Abul Abbas was reportedly receiving millions from Israel intelligence officers posing as Sicilian dons.1
Footnotes
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Ben-Menashe, Ari. Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network. TrineDay, 1992. ↩︎