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VIDEO: Palestinian terrorist convicted of murdering RFK in 1968 denied parole

 

Despite recent controversy over Palestinian-born, convicted killer of Sen. Robert Kennedy, a California prison official said Sirhan Sirhan is to continue his life sentence.

News Agencies

 

Jerusalem-born Sirhan Sirhan, the assassin of Democratic presidential candidate Robert Kennedy in 1968, was denied parole for the 15th time on Wednesday, a California prison official said.

Sirhan, 71, had a suitability hearing at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility near San Diego, the California Board of Parole Hearings said on its website.

Sirhan will be up again for parole in five years, said Luis Patino, a spokesman for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Continue Reading »

RFK’s daughter speaks of father’s legacy & devotion to Israel at IDC Conference

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, the former Lt-governor of Maryland and victim to Palestinian violence, delivers moving tribute to her father at the IDC Conference in Herzliya.

By NOA AMOUYAL

 

As a war correspondent for The Boston Post during Israel’s War of Independence, Robert F. Kennedy saw the country as a beacon of hope in a world turned asunder after World War II.

KATHLEEN KENNEDY TOWNSEND addresses the Herzliya Conference at IDC Herzliya on Tuesday. – Photo: IDC

It was his firm commitment to Israel’s right to exist and America’s obligation to support its greatest friend in the Middle East that led Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan to assassinate Kennedy in the midst of his run for the White House 47 years ago. Continue Reading »