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| '''Baruch Goldstein''' was an American-born physician and a settler in ], then under Israeli military control (it was handed over to the ] in 1998). Armed with a machine gun and dressed as an Israeli solider, he killed some 29 Muslims praying in the ], a Hebron site holy both to Jews and Muslims, on February 25, 1994. He was then beaten to death by Arabs. | '''Baruch Goldstein''' was an American-born physician and a settler in ], then under Israeli military control (it was handed over to the ] in 1998). Armed with a machine gun and dressed as an Israeli solider, he killed some 29 Muslims praying in the ], a Hebron site holy both to Jews and Muslims, on February 25, 1994. He was then beaten to death by Arabs. | ||
| Widely condemned, he nevertheless became a hero among Israel's right-wing extremists, in particular the banned ] organization, to which he belonged. | Widely condemned, he nevertheless became a hero among Israel's right-wing extremists (it is claimed that his tombstone reads "To the holy Baruch Goldstein, who gave his life for the Jewish people, the Torah and the nation of Israel"), in particular the banned ] organization, to which he belonged. | ||
| '''See also''' | '''See also''' | ||
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Baruch Goldstein was an American-born physician and a settler in Hebron, then under Israeli military control (it was handed over to the Palestinian Authority in 1998). Armed with a machine gun and dressed as an Israeli solider, he killed some 29 Muslims praying in the Cave of the Patriarchs, a Hebron site holy both to Jews and Muslims, on February 25, 1994. He was then beaten to death by Arabs.
Widely condemned, he nevertheless became a hero among Israel's right-wing extremists (it is claimed that his tombstone reads "To the holy Baruch Goldstein, who gave his life for the Jewish people, the Torah and the nation of Israel"), in particular the banned Kach organization, to which he belonged.
See also