OSAKA — While international calls are growing for another round of peace talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders, May Shigenobu, daughter of the Japanese Red Army guerrilla group's founder, said little progress will be made unless Palestinian grievances are recognized.
The only daughter of Fusako Shigenobu and a Lebanese father, May Shigenobu was born in Lebanon in 1973 and grew up in Beirut among Palestinian refugees.
Her mother was arrested in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, in November 2000, after decades on an international wanted list for her alleged role in Red Army-related incidents in the 1970s. The group was engaged in actions in support of the Palestinian cause.