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*{{cite web| last=Satloff|first=Robert| title=Policy Alert: After the Itamar Massacre| url=http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC06.php?CID=1588| work=washingtoninstitute.com|publisher=The Washington Institute for Near East Policy|accessdate=18 March 2011|date=14 March 2011}}
*{{cite web| last=Satloff|first=Robert| title=Policy Alert: After the Itamar Massacre| url=http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC06.php?CID=1588| work=washingtoninstitute.com|publisher=The Washington Institute for Near East Policy|accessdate=18 March 2011|date=14 March 2011}}
*{{cite news|title=IDF continues mass West Bank arrests in wake of Itamar massacre|url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/idf-continues-mass-west-bank-arrests-in-wake-of-itamar-massacre-1.349224|accessdate=18 March 2011|newspaper=[[Haaretz]]|date=15 March 2011|author=Amos Harel|author2=Avi Issacharoff}}
*{{cite news|title=IDF continues mass West Bank arrests in wake of Itamar massacre|url=http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/idf-continues-mass-west-bank-arrests-in-wake-of-itamar-massacre-1.349224|accessdate=18 March 2011|newspaper=[[Haaretz]]|date=15 March 2011|author=Amos Harel|author2=Avi Issacharoff}}
*{{cite news|title=ABU MAZEN DESCRIBES ITAMAR MASSACRE AS "INHUMAN"|url=http://www.agi.it/english-version/world/elenco-notizie/201103141455-pol-ren1056-abu_mazen_describes_itamar_massacre_as_inhuman|accessdate=18 March 2011|newspaper=agi.it|date=14 March 2011|agency=[[Agenzia Giornalistica Italia|AGI]]}}</ref>. The attack was called by "heroic" by Palestinian militant groups, and the perpetrators were called "heroes" by relatives, while an opinion poll indicated that about one-third of Palestinians supported it.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=255695 | title=PA TV glorifies murderers of Fogel family | publisher=JPost | date=01/30/2012 | accessdate=March 28, 2012}}</ref><ref name="AN031311">{{cite news|url=http://arabnews.com/middleeast/article315189.ece|title=Israel alert as family of 5 knifed to death|last=MAR’I|first=MOHAMMED|date=Mar 13, 2011|work=[[Arab News]]|accessdate=4 July 2012}}</ref><ref name=truman>{{cite web|url=http://truman.huji.ac.il/upload/Joint_press_release_March_2011_Final.pdf|title=In the backdrop of the demonstrations in the Arab world, neither Palestinians nor Israelis consider such demonstrations to be capable of ending occupation in the West Bank|date=March 2011|accessdate=4 July 2012|publisher=[[Harry S. Truman Research Institute for the Advancement of Peace]]: [http://truman.huji.ac.il/ Home]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Palestinian Reactions to the Itamar Murder, Part II: Praise By Hamas; Condemnation In PA – Amid Accusations That Israel Is Exploiting the Murders For Political Aims|url=http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5110.htm|work=memri.org|publisher=[[Middle East Media Research Institute]]|accessdate=06 July 2012|date=18 March 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thejc.com/news/israel-news/62769/fogel-murderers-family-praises-hero-killer Fogel murderer's family praises 'hero' killer]</ref> The massacre was reportedly celebrated in Gaza.<ref>[http://www.daylife.com/photo/0cphfrJd8n5p6?q=palestinian Palestinian man distributes sweets]</ref><ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4041106,00.html Gaza celebrates; Fayyad condemns terror attack]</ref>
*{{cite news|title=ABU MAZEN DESCRIBES ITAMAR MASSACRE AS "INHUMAN"|url=http://www.agi.it/english-version/world/elenco-notizie/201103141455-pol-ren1056-abu_mazen_describes_itamar_massacre_as_inhuman|accessdate=18 March 2011|newspaper=agi.it|date=14 March 2011|agency=[[Agenzia Giornalistica Italia|AGI]]}}</ref>. The attack was called by "heroic" by Palestinian militant groups, and the perpetrators were called "heroes" by relatives, while an opinion poll indicated that about one-third of Palestinians supported it.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=255695 | title=PA TV glorifies murderers of Fogel family | publisher=JPost | date=01/30/2012 | accessdate=March 28, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Palestinian Reactions to the Itamar Murder, Part II: Praise By Hamas; Condemnation In PA – Amid Accusations That Israel Is Exploiting the Murders For Political Aims|url=http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5110.htm|work=memri.org|publisher=[[Middle East Media Research Institute]]|accessdate=06 July 2012|date=18 March 2011}}</ref><ref>[http://www.thejc.com/news/israel-news/62769/fogel-murderers-family-praises-hero-killer Fogel murderer's family praises 'hero' killer]</ref> The massacre was reportedly celebrated in Gaza.<ref>[http://www.daylife.com/photo/0cphfrJd8n5p6?q=palestinian Palestinian man distributes sweets]</ref><ref>[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4041106,00.html Gaza celebrates; Fayyad condemns terror attack]</ref>
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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in the Palestinian Territories (numbers may be approximate):

Name Date Location Responsible Party Deaths Notes
1517 Hebron pogrom 1517 Hebron Turkish soldiers Unknown Jews were attacked, beaten, and raped, and many were killed in their homes[1]
Taking of Hebron by Egypt/ 1834 Hebron pogrom 1834 Hebron Egyptian troops Over 500 Egyptian soldiers did not distinguish between inhabitants; for three hours, troops plundered, killed, raped and maimed Muslim and Jew alike.[2]
1929 Hebron massacre August 23–24, 1929 Hebron Arab rioters 67[3] Many incidents of rape, mutilation, and torture were reported; resulted in Jewish population abandoning Hebron.[4]
Kfar Etzion massacre May 13, 1948 Kfar Etzion Arab armed forces 157[5][6] Bodies lay in the fields for some time; a year and a half after the massacre, Transjordan permitted Israel to retrieve the corpses and to bury them
Qibya massacre October 1953 Qibya IDF troops under Ariel Sharon 69 Two thirds of the victims were women and children. Forty-five houses, a school, and a mosque were also destroyed.
Khan Yunis massacre November 3, 1956 Khan Yunis, Gaza IDF 275[7][8][9] IDF troops shot dead hundreds of local residents and refugees in the town.[8]
Rafah massacre November 12, 1956 Rafah, Gaza IDF 48-100[9][10] Refugees and local residents killed during massive screening operation. The UN estimates a total of 447-550 Arab civilians were killed by Israeli troops during the first two weeks of the Israeli occupation of Gaza in 1956.[10]
Cave of the Patriarchs massacre February 25, 1994 Hebron Israeli Settler Baruch Goldstein 29 Was strongly condemned by Israel
2001 Immanuel bus massacre December 12, 2001 Immanuel, West Bank Palestinian militiants 11[11] 30 injured[12]
Itamar attack (2002) June 20, 2002 Itamar The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine 5[13][14] 3 victims were children
2002 Immanuel bus massacre July 16, 2002 Immanuel, West Bank Palestinian militiants 9[15][16][17] Two victims were infants, and one, who was nine hours old, was the youngest victim of the Second Intifada[18][19]
Itamar massacre March 11, 2011 Itamar[20] Palestinians Amjad and Hakim Awad[21] 5[22] Attack was seen as particularly brutal, as victims were repeatedly stabbed, 3 of the victims were young children, and an infant was decapitated.[23][22][24][25][26] Was harshly condemned throughout the world, including by the Palestinian National Authority.[27]. The attack was called by "heroic" by Palestinian militant groups, and the perpetrators were called "heroes" by relatives, while an opinion poll indicated that about one-third of Palestinians supported it.[28][29][30] The massacre was reportedly celebrated in Gaza.[31][32]

Gallery

  • The victims of the 2011 Itamar massacre (Clockwise, from top left:) Ruth Fogel (35), Udi Fogel (36), Hadas (3 months), Yoav (11), Elad (4)]]
    The victims of the 2011 Itamar massacre (Clockwise, from top left:) Ruth Fogel (35), Udi Fogel (36), Hadas (3 months), Yoav (11), Elad (4)]]
  • Victims of the Kfar Etzion massacre being brought to burial
    Victims of the Kfar Etzion massacre being brought to burial
  • Synagogue desecrated during the 1929 Hebron massacre
    Synagogue desecrated during the 1929 Hebron massacre
  • A survivor mourning in the aftermath of the 1929 massacre in Hebron
    A survivor mourning in the aftermath of the 1929 massacre in Hebron
  • Palestinians returning to Qibya after the massacre
    Palestinians returning to Qibya after the massacre
  • The Baltimore News header reads: Massacre of women, children at Hebron told by refugees
    The Baltimore News header reads: Massacre of women, children at Hebron told by refugees

See also

References

  1. ^ The Solomon Goldman lectures. Spertus College of Judaica Press. 1999. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-935982-57-2. The Turks' conquest of the city in 1517, was marked by a violent pogrom of murder, rape, and plunder of Jewish homes. The surviving Jews fled to Beirut, not to return until 1533.
  2. ^ Sherman Lieber (1992). Mystics and missionaries: the Jews in Palestine, 1799-1840. University of Utah Press. p. 217. ISBN 978-0-87480-391-4. During a ferocious onslaught of three hours, Ibrahim Pasha allowed his troops to slaughter Muslims, plunder the population, and defile the women. When Muslims sought safety in the Jewish quarter of Hebron, the soldiers pursued them, indiscriminately killing and looting all in their path.
  3. ^ http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1106426.html Haaretz. Survivor of 1929 Hebron Massacre recounts her ordeal by Eli Ashkenazi. Last accessed: 12 August 2009.
  4. ^ Segev, Tom (2000). One Palestine, Complete. Metropolitan Books. pp. 314–327. ISBN 0-8050-4848-0.
  5. ^ Allon, Yigal, (1970) "Shield of David - The Story of Israel's Armed Forces". Weidenfeld and Nicolson. SBN 297 00133 7. Page 196.
  6. ^ Gilbert, Martin (1977) "Jerusalem - Illustrated History Atlas". Published in conjunction with the Board of Deputies of British Jews. Map 50, page 93.
  7. ^ Burns, Lieutenant-General E.L.M. (1962) Between Arab and Israeli. George G. Harrap. Page 304.
  8. ^ a b Morris, Benny (1993) Israel's Border Wars, 1949–1956. Arab Infiltration, Israeli Retaliation, and the Countdown to the Suez War. Oxford University Press, ISBN 0 19 827850 0. Page 408. "On 3 November, the day Khan Yunis was conquered, IDF troops shot dead hundreds of Palestinian refugees and local inhabitants in the town. One U.N. report speaks of "some 135 local residents" and "140 refugees" killed as IDF troops moved through the town and its refugee camp "searching for people in possession of arms.""
  9. ^ a b UNRWA Report to the UN General Assembly November 1 – December 14, 1956
  10. ^ a b Morris, Benny (1993) Israel's Border Wars, 1949–1956. Arab Infiltration, Israeli Retaliation, and the Countdown to the Suez War. Oxford University Press, ISBN 0 19 827850 0. Page 407-409. "In Rafah, which fell to the IDF on 1–2 November, Israeli troops killed between forty-eight and one hundred refugees and several local residents, and wounded another sixty-one during a massive screening operation on 12 November, in which they sought to identify former Egyptian and Palestinian soldiers and Fedayeen hiding among the local population. . . . Another sixty-six Palestinians, probably Fedayeen, were executed in a number of other incidents during screening operations in the Gaza Strip between 2 and 20 November. . . . The United Nations estimated that, all told, Israeli troops killed between 447 and 550 Arab civilians in the first three weeks of the occupation of the Strip."
  11. ^ [1]
  12. ^ http://old.btselem.org/statistics/english/casualties.asp?sD=29&sM=09&sY=2000&eD=26&eM=12&eY=2008&filterby=event&oferet_stat=before
  13. ^ "Rachel, Avishai, Zvika and Neria Shabo". mfa.gov.il. 2011 [last update]. Retrieved 16 October 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)
  14. ^ Kifner, John (June 21, 2002). "MIDEAST TURMOIL: THE OVERVIEW; PALESTINIANS KILL 5 ISRAELI SETTLERS IN RAID ON A HOME - New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  15. ^ NewsLibrary.com - newspaper archive, clipping service - newspapers and other news sources
  16. ^ "Terrorist Attack on Bus at Emmanuel". Israeli Foreign Ministry. 2002-07-16. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
  17. ^ The Day - Google News Archive Search
  18. ^ Sarah Tiferet Shilon
  19. ^ Weinberg infant
  20. ^ Cohen, Gili (13 March 2011). "Itamar settlement has been a prime target for terror". Haaretz. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
  21. ^ Raved, Ahiya (5 June 2011). "Palestinian baby killer: Proud of what I did". Ynetnews. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  22. ^ a b Rallies held around country in response to Itamar attacks
  23. ^ Savage Attack
  24. ^ Fogel Family Murderers Arrested Palestinian Teens Don't Regret Murdering Children
  25. ^ Bagshawe, Louise (24 March 2011). "A family slaughtered in Israel – doesn't the BBC care? – Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 06 July 2012. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  26. ^ Massacre in Israel
  27. ^
  28. ^ "PA TV glorifies murderers of Fogel family". JPost. 01/30/2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  29. ^ "Palestinian Reactions to the Itamar Murder, Part II: Praise By Hamas; Condemnation In PA – Amid Accusations That Israel Is Exploiting the Murders For Political Aims". memri.org. Middle East Media Research Institute. 18 March 2011. Retrieved 06 July 2012. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  30. ^ Fogel murderer's family praises 'hero' killer
  31. ^ Palestinian man distributes sweets
  32. ^ Gaza celebrates; Fayyad condemns terror attack
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