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Memorial to Shalhevet Pass, Hebron

The murder of Shalhevet Pass was the killing of a ten-month-old Israeli infant by a Palestinian gunman on March 26, 2001 that became a "potent Israeli symbol as an innocent victim of the raging violence".[1]

Shooting

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Shalhevet Pass with her mother.

Shalhevet Pass (Hebrew: שלהבת פס) was shot in the head and killed by a Palestinian sniper while seated in her stroller on the streets of Hebron, where she and her family lived. Shalhevet's father, Yitzchak Pass, who was pushing the stroller, was also wounded by the same bullet.[2][3] It is believed the snipers were intentionally targeting the baby.[2] The murder of Shalhevet Pass, which came relatively early in the Al-Aqsa Intifada, produced vocal outrage in Israel and abroad.[1]

Aftermath

In July 2003, Yitzhak Pass was arrested together with his brother in law, Matti Shvu, when 10 pounds of explosives were found in his car.[4][5] It was suspected at the time that the two belonged to an underground Jewish terror cell. Both were convicted of possessing the explosives, and sentenced to 15 months.[4] They appealed to the Supreme Court, but the court rejected their appeal and extended their sentences to 24 months. The police had suspected that the two belonged to an organised clandestine cell system that planned attacks on Arabs, but those charges were dropped due to insufficient evidence. They were released from prison on June 12, 2005.[6]

Dedication

A song was dedicated to the memory of "Baby Shalhevet", sung by Avraham Fried at a concert in Hebron, West Bank and was written by his brother Rabbi Manis Friedman.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Israeli Baby's Funeral Becomes Focus of Settler Militancy"". New York Times. April 2, 2001. Retrieved 2009-02-17. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Target: Israeli Children". Israeli Ministry of Education. On Monday, March 26, 2001 a Palestinian sniper aimed his rifle and opened fire at 10-month old Shalhevet Pass in Hebron, while she was lying in her stroller. Shalhevet was killed by a bullet to the head.
  3. ^ Center of the Storm: A Case Study of Human Rights Abuses in Hebron District, Human Rights Watch, 2001, p. 64. ISBN 1564322602
  4. ^ a b "Jewish extremists get 15 months for weapons-related charges". Jerusalem Post. 2004. Retrieved 2009-02-17. Two Israelis arrested last year on suspected terrorism charges were sentenced Thursday by the Jerusalem District Court to 15 months in jail for various weapons-related crimes as part of a plea bargain reached with the state. Hebron resident Yitzhak Pass and his brother-in-law, Matityahu Shvu of the Maon settlement south of Hebron, were originally apprehended on July 17 at a West Bank checkpoint while driving to Jerusalem with four kilos of explosives in their vehicle. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  5. ^ "Two Jewish terrorist suspects indicted for carrying explosives". Jerusalem Post. August 10, 2003. Retrieved 2009-02-18. Hebron resident Yitzhak Pass and his brother-in-law, Matityahu Shvu of the Maon settlement south of Hebron, were apprehended on July 17 on security-related charges. During their interrogation, the two suspects denied all the allegations against them, and the Shin Bet was unable to prove their suspicions true, nor were they able to incriminate the suspects in other attacks. Security officials found eight IDF-issued explosive bricks weighing five hundred grams each in a bag in the back seat of Pass's vehicle when he and Shvu were stopped at a roadblock at the entrance to Jerusalem in July. The Shin Bet and Judea and Samaria Police released details for publication on Friday after the two men were indicted. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  6. ^ "'Underground' prisoners released". Jerusalem Post. 2005. Retrieved 2009-02-17. 'What I did was a mistake and I never meant to commit a crime,' suspected Jewish underground member Yitzhak Pass said Sunday in a first reference to his 2004 conviction for transporting explosives. Pass, from Hebron, together with his brother-in-law Matityahu Shvu from the nearby Maon Farm, were released from Ayalon Prison in Ramle on Sunday after completing their sentence. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
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