After a few polite exchanges, the minister got to the heart of the matter:"The Paris attacks, the assassinations, Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, the threat of further bloodshed... And tomorrow, I will ask Ministers Charles Pasqua and Robert Pandraud to authorize me to visit Georges Ibrahim Abdallah in prison, a prerequisite for any serious mediation between Paris and Damascus. These accusations would be pinned on him, circumventing the law, to prevent Georges Abdallah from escaping the clutches of Zionism. He thus betrayed both his friend Capucci and his own principles.As forone of the most famous criminal lawyers of the 20th century, he agreed to defend Georges Ibrahim Abdallah. "Georges Ibrahim Abdallah is paying — still today — the price for his dignity and his commitment to Palestine.