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The Massacre in the Ibrahimi Mosque
(Hebron Massacre)
The
dawn of Friday 15 Ramadan 1414 a.h. / 25 February 1994 marked the
first of three massacres perpetrated by Israeli settlers
accompanied by the Israeli Army. There were more than 90 martyrs
and 270 injured. The victims were performing Fajr (Dawn) Prayer at
the mosque.
The
main criminal was Baruch Goldstein, a Jewish settler of American
origin who grew up in Brooklyn, NY in an Orthodox Jewish family.
His friends say that his father was very strict with him and did
not want Baruch to play with Catholic children, out of his Zionist
sense that the assimilation of Jews in non-Jewish society is almost
a sin. His original name was Benjamin, but in keeping with the
present trend among American Jews of showing their commitment to
the Jewish cause and Israel, he changed his name to the Jewish name
Baruch. His friends describe him as a typical Zionist with a strong
commitment to the Jewish cause and Israel.
Just
like previous cases, the massacre was met with nothing more than
condemnation. It was nothing new; rather, it was just a reminder of
the many massacres that had happened before, including Deir Yaseen,
Sabra and Shatilla, to name but a few.
After
more than eight years, comes the question: Who really cherishes
terrorism and supports the killing of civilians and non-combatants?
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