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| The '''Bat Mitzvah massacre''' was a |
The '''Bat Mitzvah massacre''' was a January 2002 ] in ], ], in which a ] gunman killed six people and wounded 33 at a ] celebration, a traditional Jewish celebration held for a 12-year-old girl.<ref></ref><ref name="independent">, By Phil Reeves, 18 January 2002</ref> | ||
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The attack took place at 9:45 p.m. as guests were departing. <ref name="cnn"/> The ] too responsibility for the attack, claiming it was vengeance for the killing of one of its leaders. An ] spokesman said the man, apparently on a suicide mission, had detonated explosives on him and thrown several grenades into the Armon David wedding hall, where the Bat Mitzvah celebration took place. A belt filled with explosives was found on the attacker. <ref name="independent"/> | ||
| The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades said the killer, |
The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades said the killer, 24-year-old Abdel Salam Hassouna, was from a village near ] and launched the attack to avenge the death of ].<ref name="independent"/> | ||
| ==Media coverage== | ==Media coverage== | ||
| U.S. networks showed amateur video of the bat mitzvah massacre, and also a video made earlier by the killer, who is seen declaring: "I am doing this to avenge all the Palestinian martyrs."<ref name="hickey">Perspectives on war. |
U.S. networks showed amateur video of the bat mitzvah massacre, and also a video made earlier by the killer, who is seen declaring: "I am doing this to avenge all the Palestinian martyrs."<ref name="hickey">Perspectives on war. Hickey, Neil, Columbia Journalism Review, March 1 2002 </ref> | ||
| The ] television network was criticized for bias in coverage of the massacre, failing to note that the victims were attending a bat mitzvah and that the gunman crashed the event at a crowded banquet hall, and failing to mention Israeli accusations about how many people Raed Karmi had killed when covering his assassination several days earlier, which would have provided a context for the story.<ref name="hickey"/> | The ] television network was criticized for bias in coverage of the massacre, failing to note that the victims were attending a bat mitzvah and that the gunman crashed the event at a crowded banquet hall, and failing to mention Israeli accusations about how many people Raed Karmi had killed when covering his assassination several days earlier, which would have provided a context for the story.<ref name="hickey"/> | ||
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Revision as of 08:46, 17 November 2010
The Bat Mitzvah massacre was a January 2002 terrorist attack in Hadera, Israel, in which a Palestinian gunman killed six people and wounded 33 at a Bat Mitzvah celebration, a traditional Jewish celebration held for a 12-year-old girl.
The attack took place at 9:45 p.m. as guests were departing. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades too responsibility for the attack, claiming it was vengeance for the killing of one of its leaders. An Israeli police spokesman said the man, apparently on a suicide mission, had detonated explosives on him and thrown several grenades into the Armon David wedding hall, where the Bat Mitzvah celebration took place. A belt filled with explosives was found on the attacker.
The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades said the killer, 24-year-old Abdel Salam Hassouna, was from a village near Nablus and launched the attack to avenge the death of Raed Karmi.
Media coverage
U.S. networks showed amateur video of the bat mitzvah massacre, and also a video made earlier by the killer, who is seen declaring: "I am doing this to avenge all the Palestinian martyrs."
The Al Jazeera television network was criticized for bias in coverage of the massacre, failing to note that the victims were attending a bat mitzvah and that the gunman crashed the event at a crowded banquet hall, and failing to mention Israeli accusations about how many people Raed Karmi had killed when covering his assassination several days earlier, which would have provided a context for the story.
International response
In Washington, the Bush administration condemned the Hadera attack "in the strongest possible terms," calling it a "horrific act of terrorism."
The Palestinian Authority condemned the attack but blamed Israel for provoking it.
References
- ^ Bat mitzvah massacre in Israel leaves seven dead, By Phil Reeves, 18 January 2002
- ^ Gunman kills 6 Israelis; jets fire missiles in response, January 18, 2002. CNN
- ^ Perspectives on war. Hickey, Neil, Columbia Journalism Review, March 1 2002