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Arab Terrorist Attacks against Israelis began long before the 1967 Six-Day War.
Palestinian and Arab spokesmen commonly claim that the recent Palestinian terrorism is
the result of the Israeli 'occupation' of the West Bank and Gaza, adding that the
violence will cease only when the 'occupation' is ended.
Despite this claim, it should be recalled that the many Palestinian and Arab
rejectionist factions (such as the Hamas and the Hizbullah) repeatedly declare that
even if Israel would fully withdraw from the territories they will continue their
attacks, since they refute Israel's basic right to exist.
More importantly, however, the basic premise of the Palestinian claim - that the
'occupation' causes terrorism - is historically flawed. Arab and Palestinian terrorism
against Israel existed prior to the beginning of Israeli control over the West Bank
and Gaza as a result of the Six Day War of June 1967, and even prior to the
establishment of the State of Israel in May 1948.
A list of Major Arab Terrorist Attacks against Israelis Prior to the 1967 Six-Day War
Jan 1, 1952 - Seven armed terrorists attacked and killed a nineteen year-old girl in
her home, in the neighborhood of Beit Yisrael, in Jerusalem.
Apr 14, 1953 - Terrorists tried for the first time to infiltrate Israel by sea, but
were unsuccessful. One of the boats was intercepted and the other boat escaped.
June 7, 1953 - A youngster was killed and three others were wounded, in shooting
attacks on residential areas in southern Jerusalem.
June 9, 1953 - Terrorists attacked a farming community near Lod, and killed one of the
residents. The terrorists threw hand grenades and sprayed gunfire in all directions.
On the same night, another group of terrorists attacked a house in the town of Hadera.
This occurred a day after Israel and Jordan signed an agreement, with UN mediation, in
which Jordan undertook to prevent terrorists from crossing into Israel from Jordanian
territory.
June 10, 1953 - Terrorists infiltrating from Jordan destroyed a house in the farming
village of Mishmar Ayalon.
June 11, 1953 - Terrorists attacked a young couple in their home in Kfar Hess, and
shot them to death.
Sept 2, 1953 - Terrorists infiltrated from Jordan, and reached the neighborhood of
Katamon, in the heart of Jerusalem. They threw hand grenades in all directions.
Miraculously, no one was hurt.
Mar 17, 1954- Terrorists ambushed a bus traveling from Eilat to Tel Aviv, and opened
fire at short range when the bus reached the area of Maale Akrabim in the northern
Negev. In the initial ambush, the terrorists killed the driver and wounded most of the
passengers. The terrorists then boarded the bus, and shot each passenger, one by one.
Eleven passengers were murdered. Survivors recounted how the murderers spat on the
bodies and abused them. The terrorists could clearly be traced back to the Jordanian
border, some 20 km from the site of the terrorist attack.
Jan 2, 1955 - Terrorists killed two hikers in the Judean Desert.
Mar 24, 1955 - Terrorists threw hand grenades and opened fire on a crowd at a wedding
in the farming community of Patish, in the Negev. A young woman was killed, and
eighteen people were wounded in the attack.
Apr 7, 1956 - A resident of Ashkelon was killed in her home, when terrorists threw
three hand grenades into her house.
Two members of Kibbutz Givat Chaim were killed, when terrorists opened fire on their
car, on the road from Plugot Junction to Mishmar Hanegev.
There were further hand grenade and shooting attacks on homes and cars, in areas such
as Nitzanim and Ketziot. One person was killed and three others wounded.
Apr 11, 1956 - Terrorists opened fire on a synagogue full of children and teenagers,
in the farming community of Shafrir. Three children and a youth worker were killed on
the spot, and five were wounded, including three seriously.
Apr 29, 1956 - Egyptians killed Roi Rotenberg, 21 years of age, from Nahal Oz.
Sept 12, 1956 - Terrorists killed three Druze guards at Ein Ofarim, in the Arava
region.
Sept 23, 1956 - Terrorists opened fire from a Jordanian position, and killed four
archaeologists, and wounded sixteen others, near Kibbutz Ramat Rachel.
Sept 24, 1956 - Terrorists killed a girl in the fields of the farming community of
Aminadav, near Jerusalem.
Oct 4, 1956 - Five Israeli workers were killed in Sdom.
Oct 9, 1956 - Two workers were killed in an orchard of the youth village, Neve
Hadassah, in the Sharon region.
Nov 8, 1956 - Terrorists opened fire on a train, attacked cars and blew up wells, in
the North and Center of Israel. Six Israelis were wounded.
Feb 18, 1957 - Two civilians were killed by terrorist landmines, next to Nir Yitzhak,
on the southern border of the Gaza Strip.
Mar 8, 1957 - A shepherd from Kibbutz Beit Govrin was killed by terrorists in a field
near the Kibbutz.
Apr 16, 1957 - Terrorists infiltrated from Jordan, and killed two guards at Kibbutz
Mesilot.
May 20, 1957 - A terrorist opened fire on a truck in the Arava region, killing a
worker.
May 29, 1957 - A tractor driver was killed and two others wounded, when the vehicle
struck a landmine, next to Kibbutz Kisufim.
June 23, 1957 - Israelis were wounded by landmines, close to the Gaza Strip.
Aug 23, 1957 - Two guards of the Israeli Mekorot water company were killed near
Kibbutz Beit Govrin.
Dec 21, 1957 - A member of Kibbutz Gadot was killed in the Kibbutz fields.
Feb 11, 1958 - Terrorists killed a resident of Moshav Yanov who was on his way to Kfar
Yona, in the Sharon area.
Apr 5, 1958 - Terrorists lying in ambush shot and killed two people near Tel Lachish.
Apr 22, 1958 - Jordanian soldiers shot and killed two fishermen near Aqaba.
May 26, 1958 - Four Israeli police officers were killed in a Jordanian attack on Mt.
Scopus, in Jerusalem.
Nov 17, 1958 - Syrian terrorists killed the wife of the British air attache in Israel,
who was staying at the guesthouse of the Italian Convent on the Mt. of the Beatitudes.
Dec 3, 1958- A shepherd was killed at Kibbutz Gonen. In the artillery attack that
followed, 31 civilians were wounded.
Jan 23, 1959 - A shepherd from Kibbutz Lehavot Habashan was killed.
Feb 1, 1959 - Three civilians were killed by a terrorist landmine near Moshav Zavdiel.
Apr 15, 1959 - A guard was killed at Kibbutz Ramat Rahel.
Apr 27, 1959 - Two hikers were shot at close range and killed near Massada.
Sept 6, 1959 - Bedouin terrorists killed a paratroop reconnaissance officer near
Nitzana.
Sept 8, 1959 - Bedouins opened fire on an army bivouac in the Negev, killing an IDF
officer, Captain Yair Peled.
Oct 3, 1959 - A shepherd from Kibbutz Heftziba was killed near Kibbutz Yad Hana.
Apr 26, 1960 - Terrorists killed a resident of Ashkelon south of the city.
Apr 12, 1962 - Terrorists fired on an Egged bus on the way to Eilat; one passenger was
wounded.
Sept 30, 1962 - Two terrorists attacked an Egged bus on the way to Eilat. No one was
wounded.
Jan 1, 1965 - Palestinian terrorists attempted to bomb the National Water Carrier.
This was the first attack carried out by the PLO's Fatah faction.
May 31, 1965 - Jordanian Legionnaires fired on the neighborhood of Musrara in
Jerusalem, killing two civilians and wounding four.
June 1, 1965 - Terrorists attack a house in Kibbutz Yiftach.
July 5, 1965 - A Fatah cell planted explosives at Mitzpe Massua, near Beit Guvrin; and
on the railroad tracks to Jerusalem near Kafr Battir.
Aug 26, 1965 - A waterline was sabotaged at Kibbutz Manara, in the Upper Galilee.
Sept 29, 1965 - A terrorist was killed as he attempted to attack Moshav Amatzia.
Nov 7, 1965 - A Fatah cell that infiltrated from Jordan blew up a house in Moshav
Givat Yeshayahu, south of Beit Shemesh. The house was destroyed, but the inhabitants
were miraculously unhurt.
Apr 25, 1966 - Explosions placed by terrorists wounded two civilians and damaged three
houses in Moshav Beit Yosef, in the Beit Shean Valley.
May 16, 1966 - Two Israelis were killed when their jeep hit a terrorist landmine,
north of the Sea of Galilee and south of Almagor. Tracks led into Syria.
July 13, 1966 - Two soldiers and a civilian were killed near Almagor, when their truck
struck a terrorist landmine.
July 14, 1966 - Terrorists attacked a house in Kfar Yuval, in the North.
July 19, 1966 - Terrorists infiltrated into Moshav Margaliot on the northern border
and planted nine explosive charges.
Oct 27, 1966 - A civilian was wounded by an explosive charge on the railroad tracks to
Jerusalem.
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We are grateful to Bill Hoffman sending us this article from his 'Reunion' newsletter.
 
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