1970 Asunción Israeli Embassy attack

yes 1970 terrorist attack in Asunción, Paraguay The 1970 Asunción Israeli Embassy shooting was a terrorist attack on May 4, 1970, that took place at the Israeli embassy building in Asunción, Paraguay. Two embassy secretaries were shot by two Palestinian men rumored to have belonged to Fatah.Previous Major Attacks Against Israeli Embassies and Diplomats With Israelis Shot https://apnews.com/article/d0fc859a79cda26ae03a266619634c93 2021-06-17 AP NEWShttps://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Palestinian+terror+before+2000/Major+Terror+Attacks+against+Israeli+Embassies+and.htm Major Terror Attacks Against Israeli Embassies 2021-06-17 www.mfa.gov.il Background 1969 Paraguay plan In 1969, the Israeli government led by Golda Meir approved a plan intended to encourage, or force, the emigration of up to 60,000 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Paraguay. The plan failed with only a small percentage of the planned number making the journey. Under the plan, some Palestinians in Gaza were enticed to move to Paraguay by "travel agencies" set up in Gaza to promote emigration to Paraguay with promises of work; those who moved to Paraguay would be given a one-time lump sum of $100, while the Paraguayan government would be paid $33 per Palestinian it accepted, and after five years of residency they were to become eligible for a path to citizenship. Some were incorrectgly advised that they were actually going to Brazil, and some were simply deported by the Israeli administration.Kossoff Julian An Israeli plan from 1969 to resettle 60,000 Gazans in Paraguay has been uncovered in a declassified state archive https://www.businessinsider.com/gaza-1969-israel-program-to-transfer-60000-palestinians-to-paraguay-2020-8 29 June 2021 Business Insider en-US 30 November 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211130083529/https://www.businessinsider.com/gaza-1969-israel-program-to-transfer-60000-palestinians-to-paraguay-2020-8 live However, upon arrival, having been left in the country with few resources and with no actual guarantee of employment, they became destitute. Many of those that went had been lured in with false promises of becoming landowners and receiving further financial support, leading to additional frustration.13 August 2020 Report: Israel tried to expel 60,000 Palestinians to Paraguay https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200813-report-israel-tried-to-expel-60000-palestinians-to-uruguay/ 29 June 2021 Middle East Monitor en-GB 26 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220626085255/https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200813-report-israel-tried-to-expel-60000-palestinians-to-uruguay/ liveKaram John Tofik 2013 On the Trail and Trial of a Palestinian Diaspora: Mapping South America in the Arab–Israeli Conflict, 1967–1972 https://www.jstor.org/stable/24544505 Journal of Latin American Studies 45 4 751–777 10.1017/S0022216X13001156 24544505 145423526 0022-216X subscription 20 October 2021 30 March 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20211020212126/https://www.jstor.org/stable/24544505 liveHarkov Lahav 12 August 2020 From Gaza to Paraguay? The Israeli government's 1969 transfer plans https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/israel-paraguay-agreed-to-move-60k-palestinians-as-nazi-hunting-ended-638347 live 29 June 2021 The Jerusalem Post en-US https://web.archive.org/web/20200812130313/https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/israel-paraguay-agreed-to-move-60k-palestinians-as-nazi-hunting-ended-638347 12 August 2020 Israel planned to pay Palestinians to move to Paraguay after 1967 war: report https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-planned-send-palestinians-paraguay-report The New Arab 12 August 2020 14 May 2025 16 May 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250516173135/https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-planned-send-palestinians-paraguay-report live Israel planned to transfer Palestinians to Paraguay in late 60s https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/israel-planned-to-transfer-palestinians-to-paraguay-in-late-60s-12757482 TRT World 19 June 2023 14 May 2025 20 May 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250520033825/https://www.trtworld.com/magazine/israel-planned-to-transfer-palestinians-to-paraguay-in-late-60s-12757482 live Attack Speaking to Hadeel Assali, the attacker, Talal al-Dimassi, said that the Israeli ambassador to Paraguay, Benno Weiser [hebraicized as Benjamin Varon], fixed up a number of other deportees with Brazilian ID and promised them work. He then arranged for them to be sent to the Triple Frontier, in the apparent hope that they would vanish.Assali Hadeel 18 May 2023 Palestinians in Paraguay https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v45/n10/hadeel-assali/diary London Review of Books 45 10 27 March 2026 On the morning of May 4, 1970, at approximately 10:30 a.m., two young Arab men approached the reception of the Israeli Embassy building in Asunción, Paraguay, asking to see the ambassador. Embassy secretaries Diana Zawluk and Edna Peer tended to the pair and informed them that the ambassador was not present at the time. The two men then left. An hour later, at around 11:30 a.m., they returned to the embassy where they were challenged by armed guards. The men wrestled the weapons from the guards and opened fire. The attackers maintain that they opened fire on the ambassador, who was sheltering behind Edna Peer, the consular secretary. Peer died later at a hospital and Zahluk was critically injured. The perpetrators fled before being apprehended by police shortly after.Cincuenta años del atentado contra la Embajada de Israel en Paraguay - Nacionales - ABC Color https://www.abc.com.py/nacionales/2020/05/04/cincuenta-anos-del-atentado-contra-la-embajada-de-israel-en-paraguay/ 2021-06-17 www.abc.com.py es1970-05-06 Eban Demands Punishment of Gunmen Who Killed Israel Embassy Worker and Wounded One https://www.jta.org/1970/05/06/archive/eban-demands-punishment-of-gunmen-who-killed-israel-embassy-worker-and-wounded-one 2021-06-17 Jewish Telegraphic Agency en-US Arrests and consequences In subsequent investigations by the National Police, it was revealed that both attackers were of Palestinian origin and were reported to be members of the Fatah organization - an organization that had begun its armed struggle against Israel in the 1960's. They were incorrectly identified by The New York Times as Miguel Adapo and Cando Kalek.1970-05-05 Israeli Slain in Attack At Embassy in Paraguay en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1970/05/05/archives/israeli-slain-in-attack-at-embassy-in-paraguay.html 2021-06-17 0362-4331 In reality, the names were Talal al-Dimassi and Khaled Darwish Kassab. For thirty years, Mossad told the victim's widower, Moshe Peer, who oversaw consular matters, not to discuss the incident. He ultimately came out in 2004. He claimed that thousands of Palestinians had been sent to Paraguay. Other Israeli operatives argued that the numbers were much lower. Either way, the shooting brought the operation to an abrupt halt. 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