Tag: Haganah
Wadi Nisnas Torching – Mar 1948
Date: 04/03/1948 Location: Haifa Perpetrators: Haganah Victims: 19+ killed What Happened? 4 March 1948: A Haganah unit entered and raided the neighbourhood of Wadi Nisnas with orders to “kill adult males”, according to Israeli historian Benny Morris. The attackers threw Molotov cocktails into Palestinian homes, leaving them ablaze. Of the 30 injured Palestinians, “19 of…
Romema Petrol Station Attack – Dec 1947
Date: 27/12/1947 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Haganah, Irgun, Lehi Victims: At least 6 killed What Happened? 27 December 1947: Militants of the Irgun Zvai Leumi bombed a petrol station and coffee shop in the Romema neighbourhood of Al-Quds (Jerusalem). Days earlier, Irgun had thrown false grenades at the petrol station. This attack led to the…
Romema Raids – Dec 1947
Date: 24/12/1947 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Haganah, Irgun, Lehi Victims: Classified What Happened? 24 December 1947: A local Palestinian, Atiya ‘Adel, was murdered by the Haganah. His death precipitated the evacuation of Arabs in the Romema neighbourhood to clear it for Zionist settlers. The village was subject to raids by Zionist paramilitaries (Haganah, Irgun, Lehi).…
Qazaza Village Raid – Dec 1947
Date: 19/12/1947 Location: Ramle Perpetrators: Haganah Victims: 2 killed, several wounded What Happened? 19 December 1947: A Haganah raiding group (retaliating for the killing of a settler) attacked the Palestinian village of Qazaza in the Ramle district. The Palestinian newspaper Filastin reported that the villagers fought back with gunfire, with two ultimately being killed by…
Al-Khisas Raid – Dec 1947
Date: 18/12/1947 Location: Kibbutz HaGoshrim, Northern District Perpetrators: Haganah Victims: 12 killed (5 children), 5 injured What Happened? 18 December 1947: The Yiftach Brigade of the Israeli Haganah raided the village of al-Khisas in the Safad Subdistrict in Mandatory Palestine. The attack happened at night, involving machine guns and grenades thrown into Palestinian homes. Twelve…
Silwan Residential Raid – Dec 1947
Date: 26/12/1947 Location: Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Perpetrators: Haganah Victims: At least 4 killed, 2 wounded What Happened? 26 December 1947: The Etzioni Brigade, also known as the 6th Brigade and Jerusalem Brigade, of the Jewish insurgent group the Haganah, clashed with Arab residents of Silwan. Several houses (with women and children inside) were destroyed in the…
Qisarya (Caesarea) Attack – Feb 1948
Date: 20/02/1948 Location: Qisarya, Haifa Perpetrators: Haganah Victims: 20 civilians killed What Happened? Between 15-20 February 1948, the Israeli Haganah illegally seized Qisarya, a village south of Haifa. The village was first occupied by the Haganah’s strike force, the Palmach, on February 15 1948, and many villagers fled out of fear of a violent attack…
CIA: Pre-State Israel Hid Weapons & Bombs in Schools and Churches
For the past two years, Israel has relentlessly bombed U.N. schools and critical hospitals across the Gaza Strip. Scratch that. For the last seventy years, Israel has bombed schools, hospitals, mosques and public facilities claiming that Palestinians are immoral for hiding arms and fighters in such places. “Israel’s claims and condemnations are justified. Even terror…
Deir Yassin Massacre: How Israel Rewrites History of Murdering & Parading 100+ Innocents
Deir Yassin, a quiet stone village outside Al-Quds (Jerusalem), stood at the crossroads of great history. The hilly terrain bloomed with fragrant smell of morning dew and wildflowers, and a chilly breeze swept the April night. A little boy stood at the roof of his home, before the break of dawn. Around him, the rocky…