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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 soldier, 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 ], which is under Israeli military occupation. Armed with a machine gun and dressed as an Israeli soldier, he killed some 29 Muslims praying in the ], a Hebron site holy both to Jews and Muslims, on February 25, 1994.


Widely condemned, he nevertheless became a hero among Israel's right-wing extremists (his tombstone set up by them reads "To the saint Baruch Goldstein... who gave his life for the Jewish people, its Torah and his country; of clean hands and a pure heart"), in particular among members of the banned ] organization, to which he belonged. In 1998, a bill was passed in the ] that forbade the erection of monuments to terrorists; in 2000 a small shrine built around Goldstein's tomb was demolished; at the time it was also declared that a discussion of the wording above was pending. Widely condemned, he nevertheless became a hero among Israel's right-wing extremists (his tombstone set up by them reads "To the saint Baruch Goldstein... who gave his life for the Jewish people, its Torah and his country; of clean hands and a pure heart"). In particular among members of the banned ] organization, to which he belonged, praises him.
In 1998, a bill was passed in the ] that forbade the erection of monuments to terrorists; in 2000 a small shrine built around Goldstein's tomb was demolished; at the time it was also declared that a discussion of the wording above was pending.


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Baruch Goldstein was an American-born physician and a settler in Hebron, which is under Israeli military occupation. Armed with a machine gun and dressed as an Israeli soldier, 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.

Widely condemned, he nevertheless became a hero among Israel's right-wing extremists (his tombstone set up by them reads "To the saint Baruch Goldstein... who gave his life for the Jewish people, its Torah and his country; of clean hands and a pure heart"). In particular among members of the banned Kach organization, to which he belonged, praises him.

In 1998, a bill was passed in the Knesset that forbade the erection of monuments to terrorists; in 2000 a small shrine built around Goldstein's tomb was demolished; at the time it was also declared that a discussion of the wording above was pending.

See also