February 25 1994: Baruch Goldstein a US-born Israeli member of the far-right ultranationalist Israeli Kach movement, opened fire on a large number of Palestinian Muslims who had gathered to pray inside the Ibrahimi Mosque at the Cave of the Patriarchs compound in Hebron, West Bank.
It took place during the overlapping religious holidays of both Jewish Purim and Muslim Ramadan.[2] The attack left 29 people dead, several as young as twelve, and 125 wounded.[3] Goldstein was overpowered, disarmed and then beaten to death by survivors.
Cave of the Patriarchs Massacre
It took place during the overlapping religious holidays of both Jewish Purim and Muslim Ramadan.[2] The attack left 29 people dead, several as young as twelve, and 125 wounded.[3] Goldstein was overpowered, disarmed and then beaten to death by survivors.
Wiki: >> The massacre immediately set off mass Palestinian protests throughout the West Bank, and during the ensuing clashes a further 20 to 26 Palestinians were killed, and 120 injured in confrontations with the IDF,[4] while 9 Jews were killed.[5]
Goldstein was widely denounced in Israel and by communities in the Jewish diaspora,[6] with many attributing his act to insanity.[7] Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin condemned the attack, describing Goldstein as a "degenerate murderer", "a shame on Zionism and an embarrassment to Judaism".[8][9][10] Some Jewish settlers in Hebron lauded him as a hero and viewed his attack as a preemptive strike and his and subsequent death as an act of martyrdom.[11] Following statements in support of Goldstein's actions, Kach movement was banned by the Israeli cabinet.[12]
Six weeks later, Hamas carried out two suicide bombings against Israeli citizens, in what it called retaliation.[13][14] <<
Goldstein had been born and raised in Brooklyn, and emigrated to Israel in 1983. The year prior to the massacre he had infiltrated the same mosque, poured acid on the carpets and assaulted six worshipers.Goldstein was widely denounced in Israel and by communities in the Jewish diaspora,[6] with many attributing his act to insanity.[7] Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin condemned the attack, describing Goldstein as a "degenerate murderer", "a shame on Zionism and an embarrassment to Judaism".[8][9][10] Some Jewish settlers in Hebron lauded him as a hero and viewed his attack as a preemptive strike and his and subsequent death as an act of martyrdom.[11] Following statements in support of Goldstein's actions, Kach movement was banned by the Israeli cabinet.[12]
Six weeks later, Hamas carried out two suicide bombings against Israeli citizens, in what it called retaliation.[13][14] <<
:>> Four days after the massacre, on March 1, 1994 on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, Lebanese-born immigrant Rashid Baz shot at a van of 15 Chabad-Lubavitch Orthodox Jewish students, killing one and injuring three others.[48] During the shooting spree, the gunman reportedly shouted in Arabic "Kill the Jews," expressing revenge for the massacre of 29 Muslim worshipers at the Cave of the Patriarchs four days prior. << (ibid)
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