2005 Shilo shooting

Murder of four Palestinians yes September 2025 2005 Shilo shooting the Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip Near Shilo, West Bank Palestinians 2005 08 17 yes 4 Asher Weisgan Disruption of theIsraeli disengagement After 5:00P.M. UTC+02:00 M16 rifle The 2005 Shilo shooting was the murder of four Palestinian laborers in the West Bank on 17 August 2005. Israeli driver Asher Weisgan killed the men in an effort to derail the Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip. Shooting Asher Weisgan (born 38 2006 12 22 1 yes) was a resident of Shvut Rachel and a driver for Palestinian laborers near the West Bank Israeli settlement of Shilo, Mateh Binyamin. On 17 August 2005, sometime after 5:00P.M., Weisgan used a knife to steal a security guard's M16 rifle, and then killed four Palestinians before turning himself in to security. Weisgan was well-acquainted with the men, having known and eaten with them for years. The fatalities of the shooting were Mohammed Mansour (aged 48) and Bassam Tauase (aged 30), both from Nablus; Halil Salah (aged 42) from Qalqilya; and Osama Moussa Tawafsha (aged 33) from Sanjil. Another man, Ruhi Qassam, was only wounded by Weisgan. Saying he had no regrets about his actions, Weisgan had wanted to spur an Arab reprisal, thereby engaging the Israel Defense Forces, and preventing the further removal of Israelis from their homes in the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank (as part of the Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip). Trial Weisgan was convicted of murder. On 27 September 2006, Weisgan was sentenced by the Jerusalem District Court to pay restitution of 236000 2006, and to four back-to-back life sentences plus twelve years. According to Israeli human rights groups, convictions were rare for Israelis who commit crimes in the West Bank. Imprisoned in Ayalon Prison, Weisgan died from suicide by hanging in his cell on 22 December 2006. See also Eden Natan-Zada References Asser Martin 2005-08-18 Settler shooting shatters community https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4164534.stm live en Jerusalem BBC News https://web.archive.org/web/20190719150542/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4164534.stm 2019-07-19 2020-02-03 The place where the Tawafsha brothers died after a day's work at the Shilo Jewish settlement bears witness to the settlers' futile efforts to save their lives. Barkat Amiram Singer Roni Harel Amos 2005-08-18 Man who killed 4 Palestinians: I hope someone kills Sharon https://www.haaretz.com/2005-08-17/ty-article/man-who-killed-4-palestinians-i-hope-someone-kills-sharon/0000017f-f5a7-d887-a7ff-fde74d4d0000 subscription Haaretz en live https://web.archive.org/web/20250915023042/https://www.haaretz.com/2005-08-17/ty-article/man-who-killed-4-palestinians-i-hope-someone-kills-sharon/0000017f-f5a7-d887-a7ff-fde74d4d0000 2025-09-15 2025-09-15 2006-09-27 Court Sentences Samaria Jew To Life In Prison http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/112738 live Arutz Sheva en https://web.archive.org/web/20180316023326/http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/112738 2018-03-16 2020-02-03 2006-09-27 Life sentences for W Bank killer https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5386144.stm live en BBC News https://web.archive.org/web/20180726104809/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5386144.stm 2018-07-26 2020-02-03 2006-12-22 Jewish terrorist commits suicide in jail https://www.jpost.com/Israel/Jewish-terrorist-commits-suicide-in-jail live The Jerusalem Post en 0021-597X https://web.archive.org/web/20181028075539/https://www.jpost.com/Israel/Jewish-terrorist-commits-suicide-in-jail 2018-10-28 2020-02-03 Asher Weisgan, sentenced to 4 life terms for shooting Palestinian civilians, found hanging in cell. Ben Tzur Raanan 2006-12-23 he:המחבל היהודי משילה תלה את עצמו עם התפילין The Jewish terrorist shiloh hung himself with tefillin https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3343315,00.html live he Yedioth Ahronoth https://web.archive.org/web/20180826215852/https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3343315,00.html 2018-08-26 2020-02-03 אשר וייזגן, שנידון לארבעה מאסרי עולם לאחר שרצח ארבעה פלסטינים לפני ההתנתקות, תלה את עצמו בתאו שבכלא איילון, באמצעות תפילין. משירות בתי הסוהר נמסר כי ביקש לעבור מאגף שומרי המצוות לתא חדש - ושם התאבד. אתמול נפגש עם עובד סוציאלי, שסיפר כי לא גילה נטיות אובדניות Category:2005 mass shootings in Asia Category:2005 murders in Asia Category:21st-century mass murders in Palestine Category:Anti-Palestinian sentiment in Israel Category:August 2005 crimes in Asia Category:August 2005 in Asia Category:Deaths in police custody in Israel Category:History of Mateh Binyamin Regional Council Category:Israeli disengagement from the Gaza Strip Category:Israeli settler violence Category:Mass shootings in Palestine Category:Terrorist incidents in the West Bank in 2005 he:טרור יהודי בישראל#אשר ויזגן