Yacov Barsimantov

Barsimantov was responsible for liaison with the French National Assembly and Senate and other political organizations.

Imprisonment of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah

Georges Abdallah, a Lebanese national, was sentenced to life in prison in 1987 for the 1982 murder of Lieutenant Colonel Charles R. Ray, an assistant US military attaché and murder of Bar-Simantov, as well as involvement in the attempted assassination of former American consul in Strasbourg Robert O. Homme, on 26 March 1984.

Abdallah was to be released by French judiciary authorities in 2013. A parole board had agreed to release Abdallah, 61, on condition that he would be expelled from France immediately. The French government did not follow on, preventing the parole.

In December 2013, the city council of Bagnolet declared Abdallah an "honorary resident," describing him as a "political prisoner" and "defender of the Palestinian just cause," without mentioning his involvement in the murders. In July 2014, the administrative court in Montreuil revoked this decision.

Abdallah was incarcerated in Lannemezan prison. On 15 November 2024, a court ordered to release him on 6 December on the condition that he would leave France. Prosecutors said that they would appeal against the order. On 24 July 2025 Abdallah was released