List of massacres in the Palestinian territories
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 |
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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
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The victims of the 2011 Itamar massacre (Clockwise, from top left:) Ruth Fogel (35), Udi Fogel (36), Hadas (3 months), Yoav (11), Elad (4)]]
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Victims of the Kfar Etzion massacre being brought to burial
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Synagogue desecrated during the 1929 Hebron massacre
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A survivor mourning in the aftermath of the 1929 massacre in Hebron
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Palestinians returning to Qibya after the massacre
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The Baltimore News header reads: Massacre of women, children at Hebron told by refugees
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Segev, Tom (2000). One Palestine, Complete. Metropolitan Books. pp. 314–327. ISBN 0-8050-4848-0.
- ^ Allon, Yigal, (1970) "Shield of David - The Story of Israel's Armed Forces". Weidenfeld and Nicolson. SBN 297 00133 7. Page 196.
- ^ Gilbert, Martin (1977) "Jerusalem - Illustrated History Atlas". Published in conjunction with the Board of Deputies of British Jews. Map 50, page 93.
- ^ Burns, Lieutenant-General E.L.M. (1962) Between Arab and Israeli. George G. Harrap. Page 304.
- ^ 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.""
- ^ a b UNRWA Report to the UN General Assembly November 1 – December 14, 1956
- ^ 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."
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- ^ "Rachel, Avishai, Zvika and Neria Shabo". mfa.gov.il. 2011 [last update]. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
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- ^ NewsLibrary.com - newspaper archive, clipping service - newspapers and other news sources
- ^ "Terrorist Attack on Bus at Emmanuel". Israeli Foreign Ministry. 2002-07-16. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
- ^ The Day - Google News Archive Search
- ^ Sarah Tiferet Shilon
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- ^ Cohen, Gili (13 March 2011). "Itamar settlement has been a prime target for terror". Haaretz. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- ^ Raved, Ahiya (5 June 2011). "Palestinian baby killer: Proud of what I did". Ynetnews. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
- ^ a b Rallies held around country in response to Itamar attacks
- ^ Savage Attack
- ^ Fogel Family Murderers Arrested Palestinian Teens Don't Regret Murdering Children
- ^ Bagshawe, Louise (24 March 2011). "A family slaughtered in Israel – doesn't the BBC care? – Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. UK. Retrieved 06 July 2012.
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- Altman, Yair (13 March 2011). "Itamar massacre: Fogel family butchered while sleeping". Ynetnews. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- Satloff, Robert (14 March 2011). "Policy Alert: After the Itamar Massacre". washingtoninstitute.com. The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- Amos Harel; Avi Issacharoff (15 March 2011). "IDF continues mass West Bank arrests in wake of Itamar massacre". Haaretz. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- "ABU MAZEN DESCRIBES ITAMAR MASSACRE AS "INHUMAN"". agi.it. AGI. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "PA TV glorifies murderers of Fogel family". JPost. 01/30/2012. Retrieved March 28, 2012.
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(help) - ^ "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.
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(help) - ^ Fogel murderer's family praises 'hero' killer
- ^ Palestinian man distributes sweets
- ^ Gaza celebrates; Fayyad condemns terror attack