French Hill attacks
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French Hill attacks refer to numerous attacks by Palestinians near the Jerusalem neighborhood of the French Hill
, a Jewish neighborhood in north-central Jerusalem. It is located in territory captured by Israel
during the Six-Day War
in 1967. The site of the attacks is described as a "busy thoroughfare, which divides the Jewish neighborhood of French Hill from the Arab neighborhood of Shuafat
, is the most accessible corner in the city for a West Bank terrorist looking for a crowd of Israelis."
French Hill attacks refer to numerous attacks by Palestinians near the Jerusalem neighborhood of the French Hill
, a Jewish neighborhood in north-central Jerusalem. It is located in territory captured by Israel
during the Six-Day War
in 1967. The site of the attacks is described as a "busy thoroughfare, which divides the Jewish neighborhood of French Hill from the Arab neighborhood of Shuafat
, is the most accessible corner in the city for a West Bank terrorist looking for a crowd of Israelis." U.S. News & World Report June, 2003;Jerusalem's violent crossroads http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/030609/9mideast.b.htm
French Hill attacks refer to numerous attacks by Palestinians near the Jerusalem neighborhood of the French Hill
, a Jewish neighborhood in north-central Jerusalem. It is located in territory captured by Israel
during the Six-Day War
in 1967. The site of the attacks is described as a "busy thoroughfare, which divides the Jewish neighborhood of French Hill from the Arab neighborhood of Shuafat
, is the most accessible corner in the city for a West Bank terrorist looking for a crowd of Israelis." U.S. News & World Report June, 2003;Jerusalem's violent crossroads http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/030609/9mideast.b.htm
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French Hill
French Hill , also Giv'at Shapira is a neighborhood in northeastern Jerusalem. It is located on territory occupied during the Six-Day War in 1967, later annexed to Israel under the Jerusalem Law in 1980...
, a Jewish neighborhood in north-central Jerusalem. It is located in territory captured by Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
during the Six-Day War
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War , also known as the June War, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or Third Arab-Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt , Jordan, and Syria...
in 1967. The site of the attacks is described as a "busy thoroughfare, which divides the Jewish neighborhood of French Hill from the Arab neighborhood of Shuafat
Shuafat
Shu'fat , also Shuafat and Sha'fat, is a Palestinian Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem, forming part of north-eastern Jerusalem. Located on the old Jerusalem-Ramallah road about three miles north of the Old City, Shuafat has a population of 35,000 residents...
, is the most accessible corner in the city for a West Bank terrorist looking for a crowd of Israelis."
List of attacks
- On September 22, 1992, a border policeman, Avinoam Peretz, was killed at the junction. HamasHamasHamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
took responsibility. - On July, 1993, a car was hijacked in the junction by a Hamas terrorist, and the woman driving the car was killed.
- On February 26, 1996, a car was deliberately driven over a group of civilian pedestrians in the junction, killing civilian Flora Yehiel, 28, of Kiryat Ata.
French Hill attacks refer to numerous attacks by Palestinians near the Jerusalem neighborhood of the French Hill
French Hill
French Hill , also Giv'at Shapira is a neighborhood in northeastern Jerusalem. It is located on territory occupied during the Six-Day War in 1967, later annexed to Israel under the Jerusalem Law in 1980...
, a Jewish neighborhood in north-central Jerusalem. It is located in territory captured by Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
during the Six-Day War
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War , also known as the June War, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or Third Arab-Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt , Jordan, and Syria...
in 1967. The site of the attacks is described as a "busy thoroughfare, which divides the Jewish neighborhood of French Hill from the Arab neighborhood of Shuafat
Shuafat
Shu'fat , also Shuafat and Sha'fat, is a Palestinian Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem, forming part of north-eastern Jerusalem. Located on the old Jerusalem-Ramallah road about three miles north of the Old City, Shuafat has a population of 35,000 residents...
, is the most accessible corner in the city for a West Bank terrorist looking for a crowd of Israelis." U.S. News & World Report June, 2003;Jerusalem's violent crossroads http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/030609/9mideast.b.htm
List of attacks
- On September 22, 1992, a border policeman, Avinoam Peretz, was killed at the junction. HamasHamasHamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
took responsibility. - On July, 1993, a car was hijacked in the junction by a Hamas terrorist, and the woman driving the car was killed.
- On February 26, 1996, a car was deliberately driven over a group of civilian pedestrians in the junction, killing civilian Flora Yehiel, 28, of Kiryat Ata.
French Hill attacks refer to numerous attacks by Palestinians near the Jerusalem neighborhood of the French Hill
French Hill
French Hill , also Giv'at Shapira is a neighborhood in northeastern Jerusalem. It is located on territory occupied during the Six-Day War in 1967, later annexed to Israel under the Jerusalem Law in 1980...
, a Jewish neighborhood in north-central Jerusalem. It is located in territory captured by Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
during the Six-Day War
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War , also known as the June War, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or Third Arab-Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt , Jordan, and Syria...
in 1967. The site of the attacks is described as a "busy thoroughfare, which divides the Jewish neighborhood of French Hill from the Arab neighborhood of Shuafat
Shuafat
Shu'fat , also Shuafat and Sha'fat, is a Palestinian Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem, forming part of north-eastern Jerusalem. Located on the old Jerusalem-Ramallah road about three miles north of the Old City, Shuafat has a population of 35,000 residents...
, is the most accessible corner in the city for a West Bank terrorist looking for a crowd of Israelis." U.S. News & World Report June, 2003;Jerusalem's violent crossroads http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/030609/9mideast.b.htm
List of attacks
- On September 22, 1992, a border policeman, Avinoam Peretz, was killed at the junction. HamasHamasHamas is the Palestinian Sunni Islamic or Islamist political party that governs the Gaza Strip. Hamas also has a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades...
took responsibility. - On July, 1993, a car was hijacked in the junction by a Hamas terrorist, and the woman driving the car was killed.
- On February 26, 1996, a car was deliberately driven over a group of civilian pedestrians in the junction, killing civilian Flora Yehiel, 28, of Kiryat Ata.Jewish Virtual Library; Fatal Terrorist Attacks in Israel Since the Declaration of Principleshttp://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:y5OC-NQXRjsJ:www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Terrorism/victims.html+%22french+hill%22+junction+terrorist&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=13
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- On March 27, 2001, 28 people were injured, two seriously, in a suicide bombing on a northbound No. 6 bus at the French Hill Junction. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Palestinian Terrorism February-April 2001http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/MFAArchive/2000_2009/2001/2/Palestinian%20Terrorism%20February-April%202001-%20Photos
- On September 15, 2001, Meir Weisshaus, 23, of Jerusalem, was fatally shot in a drive-by shootingDrive-by shootingA drive-by shooting is a form of hit-and-run tactic, a personal attack carried out by an individual or individuals from a moving or momentarily stopped vehicle without use of headlights to avoid being noticed. It often results in bystanders being shot instead of, or as well as, the intended target...
on the RamotRamotRamot , also known as Ramot Alon , is a large housing development in northwestern Jerusalem. Because part of Ramot lies north of the Green Line in East Jerusalem, the international community considers Ramot an Israeli settlement that is illegal under international law. Israel disputes this and...
-French Hill road.Jewish Virtual Library;Fatal Terrorist Attacks in Israel Since the Declaration of Principleshttp://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:y5OC-NQXRjsJ:www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Terrorism/victims.html+%22french+hill%22+junction+terrorist&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=13 - On October 7, 2001, a civilian, Salomon Haim, was murdered.
- On November 4, 2001. Shoshana Ben Ishai, 16, of Betar IllitBetar IllitBeitar Illit is an Israeli settlement and city west of Gush Etzion, south of Jerusalem, in the Judean Mountains of the West Bank. At the end of 2007, it had a total population of 38,800 consisting of over 6000 families. By 2020, the population is expected to reach 100,000...
, and Menashe (Meni) Regev, 14, of Jerusalem were killed when a Palestinian terrorist opened fire with a sub-machine gun shortly before 16:00 at a No. 25 Egged bus at the French Hill junction in northern Jerusalem. 45 people were injured in the attack.Take A Pen;Israeli children - Victims of Palestinian Terrorismhttp://www.takeapen.org/Takeapen/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=84&FID=922 - On March 17, 2002, a suicide bombing of an Israeli bus in French Hill injured 25.Anti-Defamation League, June 2002; Syria, Sponsor of Terrorism, Assumes U.N. Security Council Presidencyhttp://www.adl.org/Terror/terrorism_syria.asp
- On June 19, 2002, 2002 French Hill Junction massacre2002 French Hill Junction massacreThe French Hill Junction massacre was a suicide bombing which occurred on June 19, 2002 in a crowded bus stop and hitchhiking post at the French Hill neighborhood in northeastern Jerusalem. The site of the attack was chosen in order to cause maximum number of casualties...
: an Al-Aqsa Martyrs' BrigadesAl-Aqsa Martyrs' BrigadesThe al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades is a coalition of Palestinian nationalist militias in the West Bank. The group's name refers to the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem...
suicide attack at a crowded bus stop and hitchhiking post at the French Hill intersection killed 7 civilians. Among them were Gila Sara Kessler, 19, of Eli (town)Eli (town)Eli is a large mixed communal Israeli settlement in the West Bank. Located on Highway 60 north of Jerusalem and Ramallah, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council. At the end of 2008 it had a population of 2,800...
, Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Gila Sara Kesslerhttp://www.israel-mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Memorial/2002/1/Gila+Sara+Kessler.htm Shmuel Yerushalmi, 17, of Shilo, and Gal Eisenman, 5, of Ma'ale Adumim, when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded bus stop and hitchhiking post at the French Hill intersection in northern Jerusalem.Take A Pen; Israeli children - Victims of Palestinian Terrorism http://www.takeapen.org/Takeapen/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DBID=1&LNGID=1&TMID=84&FID=922 - On May 18, 2003, a suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt, detonated himself on a bus at the French Hill Junction. Seven Israelis were killed, and 20 were wounded. The victims were Olga Brenner, 52; Yitzhak Moyal, 64; Nelly Perov, 55; Marina Tsahivershvili, 44; Shimon Ustinsky, 68; and Roni Yisraeli, 34 - all residents of the Pisgat Ze'evPisgat Ze'evPisgat Ze'ev , is an Israeli settlement and a residential neighborhood with a population of 50,000 located in northern East Jerusalem. The international community considers Israeli settlements in the West Bank illegal under international law, although the Israeli government disputes this...
neighborhood in Jerusalem; and Ghalab Tawil, 42, of Shuafat. Nightmare images from a Jerusalem commuter bus - On March 19, 2004, George KhouryGeorge KhouryGeorge Elias Khoury was a Palestinian Christian murdered by a Palestinian terrorist while jogging in the neighborhood of French Hill in Jerusalem...
, 20, a Christian Arab and the son of well-known veteran attorney Elias KhouryElias Khoury (lawyer)Elias Daoud Khoury is a Jerusalem based Palestinian Christian lawyer. He specializes in real property law. Elias made appeals several times to the Supreme Court of Israel, and has had Palestinian politicians among his clients in Israeli courts....
of Beit Hanina, was shot to death from a vehicle while jogging in French Hill. The FatahFatahFataḥ is a major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization , a multi-party confederation. In Palestinian politics it is on the left-wing of the spectrum; it is mainly nationalist, although not predominantly socialist. Its official goals are found...
Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, which claimed responsibility for the attack, later published an apology.Jewish Virtual Library;Fatal Terrorist Attacks in Israel Since the Declaration of Principleshttp://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:y5OC-NQXRjsJ:www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Terrorism/victims.html+%22french+hill%22+junction+terrorist&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=13 - On September 22, 2004, an 18-year-old female suicide bomberFemale suicide bomberThough the majority of suicide bombers have been male, female suicide bombers have carried out a number of attacks.-History:Female suicide bombers have been employed in several conflicts, by a variety of organizations, against both military and civilian targets.*In Lebanon on April 9, 1985, Sana'a...
belonging to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades killed 2 people and wounded 33 in the crowded bus station at the junction. Yedioth Ahronoth, September 2004http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-2980285,00.html