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Police officers and others run in front of Jo Goldenberg, a Jewish restaurant and deli, in Paris, after it was attacked by terrorists on August 9, 1982. (AP Photo/ Aulnay)
April 16, 2026, 6:42 pm
PA said to extradite to France key suspect in 1982 Paris antisemitic terror attack
Hicham Harb, suspected of leading gunmen in attack on Jo Goldenberg restaurant in which six were killed, was reportedly arrested by PA forces in September
By Nurit Yohanan and AFP
Firemen and rescuers in Paris's Rue des Rosiers after the French-Jewish delicatessen restaurant Jo Goldenberg was attacked on August 9, 1982, by terrorists who threw a grenade into the restaurant and shot at customers with sub-machine guns, killing six customers and injuring 22 others. (Jacques DEMARTHON / AFP)
September 19, 2025, 7:43 pm
PA arrested key suspect in 1982 Paris antisemitic terror attack, French officials say
Macron says Hicham Harb detained in West Bank over massacre at Jewish restaurant; French FM: Recognition of Palestinian state will aid extradition process
By AFP and ToI Staff
General view of the scene where one of the deadliest antisemitic attacks was committed in Paris, France, August 9, 1982. (AP/ Aulnay)
August 1, 2025, 8:06 am
French court orders trial for six suspects in 1982 terror attack on Jewish deli
Attackers threw grenades, fired machines guns at Jo Goldenberg restaurant, killing six and injuring 22; four of the alleged terrorists likely to be tried in absentia
By AP and ToI Staff
Nurses and rescue workers carry an injured person into the back of an ambulance after the terror attack on Aug. 9, 1982, on Jewish restaurant and deli, Jo Goldenberg, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/ Aulnay)
July 9, 2025, 8:17 pm
French prosecutors seek trial of Palestinians accused of 1982 attack on Jewish eatery
No suspects were ever tried in the murders of six people 50 years ago at the Jo Goldenberg restaurant in Paris, attributed to the Abu Nidal Palestinian terror group
By Reuters
A March 26, 1986, photo showing an interior view of the Great Synagogue of Rome. (AP Photo/File)
December 16, 2021, 5:48 pm
Italy to probe claims government enabled 1982 terror attack on Rome synagogue
Member of parliamentary panel that surveys intel agencies says ‘time has come to hear the truth’; documents seem to prove country signed deal with Palestinian terror groups
By ToI Staff
A March 26, 1986 photo from files showing an interior view of the Great Synagogue of Rome. Pope Francis on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2015 becomes the third pope to visit Rome's main synagogue in a sign of continued Catholic-Jewish friendship that was highlighted by a recent Vatican declaration that it doesn't support official efforts to convert the Jews. But the visit also follows a series of developments that have upset some in the Jewish community, including a new Vatican treaty signed with the "state of Palestine" and Francis' own words and deeds that have been interpreted by some as favoring the Palestinian political cause. (AP Photo/File)
December 11, 2021, 5:36 am
Documents show Italy ignored warnings ahead of 1982 terror attack on Rome synagogue
Uncovered cables seem to confirm reports that Rome signed deal with Palestinian terror groups to ignore attacks against Jews, in exchange for them not hitting other Italian targets
By ToI Staff
Walid Abdulrahman Abu Zayed flashes a victory sign during an extradition hearing at the Oslo District Court on September 25, 2020. (Terje Bendiksby/NTB/AFP)
December 5, 2020, 6:09 pm
France charges suspect in deadly 1982 terror attack on Paris Jewish restaurant
After extradition from Norway, Walid Abdulrahman Abu Zayed indicted for murder, attempted murder over bombing attributed to Abu Nidal Organization that left 6 dead
By AFP
Terror suspect Walid Abdulrahman Abu Zayed during the court hearing over a French extradition request at the Oslo District Court on September 25, 2020. (Terje Bendiksby/NTB/AFP)
December 5, 2020, 6:58 am
Suspect in deadly 1982 attack on Paris kosher restaurant extradited from Norway
Walid Abdulrahman Abu Zayed arrives in France for terror trial over gun and grenade attack that killed six, injured 22
By AFP
Walid Abdulrahman Abu Zayed flashes a victory sign during an extradition hearing at the Oslo District Court on September 25, 2020. (Terje Bendiksby/NTB/AFP)
September 25, 2020, 7:18 pm
Norway court okays extradition of suspect in 1982 attack at Jewish deli in Paris
Ruling allowing extradition to France of Walid Abdulrahman Abu Zayed, who is accused of being a gunman in assault that left 6 six dead, can still be appealed
By AFP
File photo of Walid Abdulrahman Abu Zayed, alias 'Souhail Othman' as he gestures outside his home in the Norwegian town of Skien some 130 km south of Oslo, March 4, 2015. (Tomm W. CHRISTIANSEN/AFP)
September 10, 2020, 9:54 pm
Suspect linked to 1982 attack on Paris Jewish cafe ordered to remain in jail
Norway rules Abdulrahman Abu Zayed to be detained for 4 weeks pending extradition to France; suspect denies involvement in assault that left six dead and dozens injured
By AFP
A police officer looks at an injured man being carried away on a stretcher from the scene of a terror attack at Jewish restaurant and deli Jo Goldenberg in Paris, France, on Aug. 9, 1982. The attack left six dead and many injured. (AP Photo/ Lionel Cironneau)
August 9, 2019, 4:35 pm
France did ‘no harm’ deal in 1982 with Palestinian terrorists who killed Jews
Secret service made agreement after Paris massacre in which six people were murdered and 22 injured at a kosher restaurant, in exchange for halt to attacks on French soil
By Cnaan Liphshiz
The Jo Goldenberg restaurant in Paris, France. (CC BY-SA 3.0, David Monniaux, Wikipedia)
August 10, 2017, 9:03 pm
French Jews call for extradition of Palestinians accused of 1982 terror attack
Head of CRIF umbrella group says France bears responsibility for not pushing countries to extradite suspected terrorists
By JTA
People stand in front of the Chez Jo Goldenberg restaurant in Paris on August 11, 1982, two days after the Jewish delicatessen was attacked by terrorists. (AFP / JOEL ROBINE)
June 17, 2015, 6:51 pm
Suspect in 1982 Paris attack arrested by Jordan, released on bail
Amman says alleged mastermind of assault on Jewish cafe that left six dead is banned from travel after France issues arrest warrant
By AFP
People stand in front of the Chez Jo Goldenberg restaurant in Paris on August 11, 1982, two days after the Jewish delicatessen was attacked by terrorists. (AFP / JOEL ROBINE)
March 4, 2015, 12:46 pm
Suspects identified in deadly 1982 Paris Jewish deli attack
Palestinians now living in West Bank, Jordan and Norway were behind machine gun and grenade assault that left six dead
By AP
October 11, 2012, 1:02 am
Italian president joins Rome’s Jews in marking ’82 attack
Palestinian terrorists killed a Jewish toddler in the assault on city’s main synagogue
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