Maalot Massacre
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− | + | ('''Hebrew''': טבח במעלות / '''Pronunciation''': Tev-ach B’Ma-al-ot / '''Other Names''': Ma’alot Massacre, / '''Definition''': Hostage-taking and massacare of Tzfat schoolchildren / '''Description''': PLO terrorist operation which took over 100 Safed schoolchildren hostage and murdered 22 of the children) | |
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In May 1974, Israelis were stunned when a group of 100 high school students from [[Safed]] were taken hostage by a band of PLO terrorists while on a class trip in the nearby town of Ma’alot. The government negotiated with the terrorists for several hours but in the end, decided to follow a policy of non-negotiation. Soldiers attacked but due to miscalculations and mistakes, the terrorists managed to kill 22 children before the soldiers killed them. | In May 1974, Israelis were stunned when a group of 100 high school students from [[Safed]] were taken hostage by a band of PLO terrorists while on a class trip in the nearby town of Ma’alot. The government negotiated with the terrorists for several hours but in the end, decided to follow a policy of non-negotiation. Soldiers attacked but due to miscalculations and mistakes, the terrorists managed to kill 22 children before the soldiers killed them. | ||
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== Follow-Up == | == Follow-Up == | ||
Public outrage caused the government to commission an investigation and draw conclusions that would prevent such an occurrence in the future. A police unit was established to train to deal with hostage situations. The official name of the new AMIT school is the “School of the Twenty-Two.” | Public outrage caused the government to commission an investigation and draw conclusions that would prevent such an occurrence in the future. A police unit was established to train to deal with hostage situations. The official name of the new AMIT school is the “School of the Twenty-Two.” | ||
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[[Category:Safed]] | [[Category:Safed]] | ||
[[Category:Jewish History]] | [[Category:Jewish History]] |