Heinz Nittel

Heinz Nittel was a leader of the Austrian Socialist Party and Chairman of the Socialist Youth Austria. Additionally, he served as the president of the Austrian-Israeli Friendship League and co-founder of the Jewish Welcome Service Vienna. He was shot dead on 1 May 1981 outside his home in Vienna by Hesham Mohammed Rajeh, a 21-year-old born in Iraq. Rajeh was also indicted for the 1981 Vienna synagogue attack.
The Abu Nidal Organization terrorist Bahij Muhammad Younis was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder.