Oct. 12 (UPI) -- Four decades after a Palestinian-born activist was killed in a California bombing attack, the FBI has announced it is continuing to investigate the case and is seeking help from the public in identifying a suspect.
Alexander Michel Odeh, born near Ramallah in British Mandatory Palestine in 1944, was assassinated in 1985 at the age of 41 when he unlocked and opened the door to the local office of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee in Santa Ana, where he worked as the regional director.
Odeh, who came from a Palestinian Catholic family, was prevented from returning home after the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and lived in Jordan until immigrating to the United States in 1972. He became an activist for Palestinian human rights in the United States and was later naturalized as a citizen. Authorities believe he was targeted for his activism.
Before his death, he was scheduled to speak at Congregation B'nai Tzedek in the city of Fountain Valley and had recently appeared on the program Nightline in a discussion with a representative from the Jewish Defense League.
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