🐈‍⬛Terrorism

Assassinations and Terrorists Attacks

(1924) Assassination of Jacob Israel Dehaan -

(1940) SS Patria Bombing - In 1940, the ships Milos, Pacific and Atlantic carried 3600 Jewish refugees from Romania, arriving in British Palestine with 1771. Upon lacking entry permits the refugees were transferred to the SS Patria which was to deport them to Mauritius. To prevent the ship from leaving, Jewish, terrorist cell Haganah sank it with a bomb, killing 282, 50 of witch were British crew. Survivors were saved by British security members and boats from Palestinian port workers. The boming was authorised by future Israeli prime minister, Moshe Sharett, who led the Political Department of the Jewish Agency in the temporary absence of future prime minister David Ben-Gurion. Haganah's involvement was disclosed in 1957 from the memoirs of Munya Mardor, who planted the bomb. 

Though Munya claims that there was no intention to sink the ship, this is unlikely given that half a kilogram of explosives would have sufficed to damage the ship's engine, where as they used twice as much and had placed it on the border of the engine rooms hull, blowing a 6 meter hole in the ship's starboard side, causing it to sink. It is also known that the terrorist cell Irgun had planned to hit the ship with a torpedo. https://humanities1.tau.ac.il/segel/meirch/files/2012/06/The-Patria-Affair3.pdf

(1944) Assassination of Lord Moyne - Lord Moyne was the British Minister of State in the Middle East. In 1944 he was gunned down by two members of the Zionist terrorist group Lehi, for the British government's restriction on jewish mmigration to palestine. The assassination was plotted by future israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir.

(1946) King David Hotel Bombing - Under orders from Manacham Begin, Irgun Bombs the British administrative headquarters for Mandatory Palestine, in the King David Hotel, killing 91 people. The attack was surpassed by the Oklahoma city bombing in 1995. 

1946 British Embassy bombing - In 1946, Irgun bombed the British Embassy in Rome, injuring two people.

(1947) The Sergeants affair - When three Irgun militants were set to be executed, Irgun kidnapped two British army sergeants and threatened to hang them. The two sergeants were hanged, with their bodies being booby trapped, injuring a British officer.

(1947) Pan Crescent bombing - A ship which was part of a duo of ships with the Pan York, carrying 15000 illegal immigrants. It stopped in Venice where there was an explosion. 

(1947) HMS Ajax and Empire rival attempt  - SS Exodus was a ship carrying illegal Jewish immigrants to Palestine was intercepted by the British HMS Ajax and returned to Haifa, and then the refugees were deported back to Europe. In 1951 it was revealed to David Balfour by the first director of the Mossad, rovin shylo, in a report signed by manacan begin, plans for the Palyam, the Naval unit of Haganah to sabotage HMS Ajax. A homemade bomb was also found aboard Empire Rival. https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19470910&id=sGdAAAAAIBAJ&pg=3375,521926

(1948) Assassination of Count Bernadotte - During the Palestine War, the UN appoints Folke Bernadotte as the UN mediator in Palestine. In September he outlined his proposal of a single union between Palestine and Jordan, with two sovereign members, one Jewish and one Arab, allowing Palestinians to return to their homes. While driving through Jeruselum, Bernadotte was assassinated by 4 Lehi operatives. Yitzhak Shamir and other Lehi leaders were jailed by the Israeli government after the assassination, but eventually pardoned.

(1948) Deir Yassin - Irgun and Lehi join jointly commit the Deir Yasin Massacre. A letter written by Albert Einstein delivered to the NYT reads: "This village, off the main roads, had taken no part in the war, and had even fought off Arab bands who wanted to use their village as a base. On April 9th terrorist bands attacked this peaceful village which was not a military objective in the fighting, killed most of the inhabitance, 240 men women and children, and kept a few alive to parade as captive through the streets of Jerusalem. most of the Jewish community was horrified at the deed, and the Jewish agency sent a telegram of apology to King Abdula of trans Jordan, but the terrorists were proud of this massacre, publicizing it widely, and inviting all of the foreign correspondence present in the country to view the heaped corpses and general havoc of Deir Yassin." 

(1948) Sa'Sa Massacre - During the 1948 Palestine war, two massacres were perpetrated by Haganah in the Palestinian village of Sa'Sa'. The first occurred on the night of 14-15 February 1948, when Palmach, Haganah's elite unit forces, attacked the village killing approximately 60 people. The second massacre occurred on 30 October 1948 when the village was conquered by the Israeli military as part of Operation Hiram.

(1948) Semiramis Hotel Bombing - In 1948, Haganah bombed the Christian-owned Semiramis Hotel, killing 26.

(1954) Lavon affair - 

(1967) USS Liberty - 

(1972) Operation Wrath of God and Operation Spring of Youth - Israel raids Lebanon in the early morning and assassinates three of the highest PLO leaders in their homes, along with over 100 other people. The justification, because of the Black September attack in Munich. Whether or not Black September had anything to do with the PLO has been heavily disputed. From 1947 to 1987, Israeli Irgun terrorists, as well as shin bet and Mossad sent a spree of letter bombs. Ten of these letter bomb attacks all occurred in 1972 between the months of July and November. 

(1973) The Lillehammer affair - Israel violated state sovereignty to stage a campaign of assassinations. One such victim was Ahmed Bouchikhi, an innocent waiter in Norway, who the Mossad shot in front of his pregnant wife as he left the theatre. More Mossad agents were arrested as they tried to leave the country, and were given prison sentences.

(1994) Cave of the Patriarchs massacre -

Former terrorist groups

The Sonneborn Group - A nexus of Jewish millionaires who worked with the Jewish Agency to smuggle weapons to Palestine.

Hashamor - Hashamor was formed in 1909 out of smaller Jewish Militias, such as the Bar-Giora group, to defend the settlements.

Haganah - The WZO's Palestine Zionist Executive, later Jewish Agency, would form the Haganah Militia in 1920, made up of former Hashamor recruits, and work with Irgun against the British Mandate. Their american headquarters were set up in mid town manhatten at Hotel 14, the basement of which was the Copa Cabana night club, run by Myer Lansky and Frank Costello.

Haganah bombed the Christian-owned Semiramis Hotel, killing 26; perpetrated the Sa'Sa Massacre; perpetrated the Saqiya Massacre; perpetrated the Tantura Massacre. On May 26th, the IDF was formed out of Haganah, Irgun with many members of Lehi joining its ranks.

Irgun - The Irgun splintered from Haganah in 1931, as a Militia with more radical methods; temporarily allied with the British during the Arab revolt, planting bombs in public places and raising entire villages; blew up the SS Patria, Pan Crescent, Pan York and attempted to sabotage other ships; Bombed the King David Hotel; Bombed the British Embassy in Rome; hanged two British Sergeants; Perpetrated the Deir Yassin Massacre with Lehi. Became Herut, later the Likud, (Freedom Party) the Israeli government's leading party.

Lehi - Avraham Stern splits from Irgun in 1940 to form Lehi, (Stern Gang) advocating for the complete annihilation of Palestinians; assassinated Lord Moyne; assassinated Count Bernadotte; responsible with Irgun for the Deir Yassin massacre. 

Former terrorists in the Israeli government

Munya Mador - Planted the bomb which blew up the SS patria, as admitted in his book. went on to become the director general of the Israel weapons and research development authority

Yitzhag Sadeh - Commander of the Palmach, forces of Haganah; officer in charge of the operation to bomb the SS Patria. Went on to found the IDF with David Ben-Gurion.

Yitzakh Shamir - Lehi leader; plotted the assassination of Lord Moyne. Became Mossag's director of assassinations and Israel's 7th prime minister.

Yitzakh Rabin -

Moshe Sharett - Temporarily lead the political department of the Jewish agency; authorised Irgun's bombing of the the SS Patria. Went on to become the second prime minister of Israel. 

David Ben-Gurion - Lead the political department of the Jewish agency; worked with Irgun and Lehi; outlined plan Dalet; oversaw Haganah during the Nakba; Went on to become the first prime minister of Israel. 

Menachem Begin - Irgun Leader from 1946; blew up the King David hotel; blew up the British embassy in Rome; the sergeants affair; formed . He became Israel's 6th prime minister. Formed Herut; later Likud. 

Russel warren howe interview with Menachem Begin, 1968: How does it feel, in the light of all thats going on, to be the father of terrorism in the middle east? In the middle east? he bellowed in his thick cartoon acent. In all the world.

Paul Kurzberg - One of the dancing Israeli's. Sent as a spy by the Jewish Agency to the US. Kurzberg admits that the Jewish Agency sent them. this was whited out but not in the footnote of the documents from the fbi's interegation of these individuals. 

Itimar Ben-Gvir -