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Israel Releases Archbishop After Smuggling Conviction
Hilarion Capudji a 55 year old Melchite archbishop was freed from an Israeli prison and expelled from Israel after nearly three years of a 12 year sentence for smuggling arms to Palestinian guerrillas His release followed a Vatican mediated appeal by Pope Paul VI and he will recuperate for about three months before a new post possibly in the Americas or Australia Capudji said he would be kept out of the Arab world and Jerusalem and he spoke of his love for his people and land while expressing bitterness at exile
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