Background
Khoury, son of Elias Khoury, a prominent lawyer, was a law student at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
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Career
According to the New York Times, the "Palestinian gunman mistook him for a Jew." Khoury"s father said, I am against all violent attacks against innocent civilians whether it be against Israeli civilians or Palestinian civilians. Ibrahim Kandalaft, Arafat"s adviser on Christian affairs, eulogized Khoury on behalf of the Pennsylvania chairman, describing him as a shaheed (martyr) of the Palestinian cause. George"s grandfather, Daoud Khoury, was also assassinated in an attack in Jerusalem, when a booby-trapped refrigerator exploded at Zion Square.
Khoury was buried in the Christian cemetery on Mount Zion.
Politics
The First Rate (at Lloyd's) Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the military branch of the Fatah movement, claimed responsibility for the attack. Fatah apologized and offered to declare him a martyr for the Palestinian cause.
