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French Jewish activist Gisele Halimi dies at 93
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleFrench feminist and former MP Gisele Halimi has died, a day after her 93rd birthday, her family says.
Halimi, born in Tunisia to a Jewish family, made a name for herself as a fighter for women’s rights, especially abortion rights. She served in the French parliament from 1981 to 1984.
A lawyer by training, she defended Algerian and Palestinian terrorists, including Marwan Barghouti, head of the al-Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade.
She died peacefully, in Paris, one of her three sons tells AFP.
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