Genoud was a close associate of George Habash and Jacques Vergès. In September 1969 he contributed finances for the legal expenses of three Palestinians from the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] (PFLP) following their attack on an El Al flight in Zurich, present at trial.<ref name=leemartin1987>Lee, Martin A. and Coogan, Kevin (May 1987) "Killers on the Right: Inside Europe's Fascist Underground" Mother Jones. pp.45-52. [https://books.google.com/books?id=recDAAAAMBAJ&q=Francois#v=snippet&q=Francois&f=false]</ref><ref name=maariv19dec1969/> Including among the prisoners to be exchange for the ''Achille Lauro'' hostages was one of West Germany's top neo Nazis.<ref name=leemartin1987/> | Genoud was a close associate of George Habash and Jacques Vergès. In September 1969 he contributed finances for the legal expenses of three Palestinians from the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] (PFLP) following their attack on an El Al flight in Zurich, present at trial.<ref name=leemartin1987>Lee, Martin A. and Coogan, Kevin (May 1987) "Killers on the Right: Inside Europe's Fascist Underground" Mother Jones. pp.45-52. [https://books.google.com/books?id=recDAAAAMBAJ&q=Francois#v=snippet&q=Francois&f=false]</ref><ref name=maariv19dec1969/> Including among the prisoners to be exchange for the ''Achille Lauro'' hostages was one of West Germany's top neo Nazis.<ref name=leemartin1987/> |