2016 Tel Aviv stabbings

2016 terrorist attack in Israel yes March 2016 2016 Tel Aviv stabbings the Israeli–Palestinian conflict (2015–2016) פיגוע הדקירה בנמל יפו he Jaffa Port and Tel Aviv Promenade, Israel 32 4 37 N 34 45 57 E inline,title 2016 03 08 y Stabbing 1 civilian (+1 attacker) 11 civilians Tourists and civilians Bashar Massalha Knife On 8 March 2016, a 21-year-oldOr 22 years old depending on sources Palestinian man from Qalqilya killed an American tourist and wounded ten civilians in a stabbing spree in Jaffa Port, Tel Aviv, Israel.Liebermann Oren Almasy Steve Tal Amir 9 March 2016 American fatally stabbed in Israel terror attack that wounds 10 others http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/08/middleeast/israel-violence/ CNN 9 March 2016Hartman Ben Jaffa stabbing spree: Palestinian kills American tourist, wounds 10 others 8 March 2016 https://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Breaking-Israeli-wounded-in-Petah-Tikva-terror-stabbing-447246 The Jerusalem Post 8 March 2016 The attacker was shot dead by the police after a chase along the beach promenade.Wootliff Raoul Gross Judah Ari Palestinian terrorist kills US tourist, wounds 10 in Jaffa stabbing spree https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-terrorist-kills-1-hurts-10-in-jaffa-stabbing-spree/ The Times of Israel 8 March 2016 8 March 2016 Attack The attack happened while US Vice President Joe Biden was meeting with former Israeli President Shimon Peres in Tel Aviv.Tio knivhöggs i Tel Aviv - turist dödad Ten stabbed in Tel Aviv - tourist killed http://www.svd.se/minst-tio-knivattackerade-i-tel-aviv/om/varlden 8 March 2016 Svenska Dagbladet 8 March 2016 svMickolus Edward https://books.google.com/books?id=h51NDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA169 Terrorism Worldwide, 2016 2018-02-14 McFarland 978-1-4766-7155-0 en According to police, the assailant first attacked persons in the harbor and later went to a restaurant where four more persons were wounded. According to ambulance personnel, five of the victims suffered serious wounds. The attack lasted approximately 20 minutesHadid Diaa American Graduate Student Killed in Stabbing Rampage Near Tel Aviv https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/09/world/middleeast/jaffa-israel-stabbing-attacks.html 9 March 2016 The New York Times 8 March 2016 and ended when the assailant was shot and killed by responding police.Kaufmann Lissy Regierung schließt nach neuen Attentaten Lücken in der Sicherheitsmauer http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/israel-regierung-schliesst-nach-neuen-attentaten-luecken-in-der-sicherheitsmauer/13072672.html Government closes for new attacks gaps in the security wall 9 March 2016 Der Taggespiegel 9 March 2016 de Victims Taylor Force, age 28, graduated from the New Mexico Military Institute and from West Point in 2009 and later became an officer in the United States Army until leaving in 2014. http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/ForeignPolicy/Terrorism/Victims/Pages/Taylor-Force.aspx dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160310103743/http://mfa.gov.il/MFA/ForeignPolicy/Terrorism/Victims/Pages/Taylor-Force.aspx 2016-03-10 Taylor Forcehttp://www.cnn.com/2016/03/08/middleeast/israel-violence/ American Taylor Force killed, 10 people wounded in Israel attack Oren Liebermann Steve Almasy Amir Tal 8 March 2016 CNN 9 March 2016 While in the army, Force served in both Iraq and Afghanistan,https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-stabbing-victim-taylor-force-was-u-s-army-vet-n534516 Israel Stabbing Victim Taylor Force Was U.S. Army Vet and MBA Student Erik Ortiz NBC News 9 March 2016 9 March 2016 participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation New Dawn, and Operation Enduring Freedom.Dillon Nancy 9 March 2016 Vanderbilt University student Taylor Force fatally stabbed in Israel amid Biden visit; he was West point grad and served in Iraq, Afghanistan http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/american-stabbed-death-wounded-israel-article-1.2557194 9 March 2016 New York Daily NewsAmerican murdered in Israel was West Point grad who served in Iraq and Afghanistan https://www.foxnews.com/us/american-murdered-in-israel-was-west-point-grad-who-served-in-iraq-and-afghanistan 9 March 2016 Fox News Channel 9 March 2016Emergui Sal De luchar en Irak y Afganistán a morir como turista en Israel Fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan to die as a tourist in Israel http://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2016/03/09/56e046f422601ded3d8b461d.html 9 March 2016 El Mundo (Spain) 9 March 2016 es Force was an MBA student traveling with other graduate students from Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management studying global entrepreneurship.Zeppos Nicholas 8 March 2016 Message from Chancellor Zeppos on student death in Israel http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2016/03/message-from-chancellor-zeppos-on-student-death-in-israel/ 9 March 2016 Vanderbilt University In addition to Force, eleven others were injured, including a pregnant woman, an Arab Israeli, and a Palestinian who was illegally residing in Israel.Wootliff Raoul Gross Judah Ari 9 March 2016 Jaffa terror victim was US Army vet, Vanderbilt student https://www.timesofisrael.com/vanderbilt-student-taylor-force-named-as-us-victim-of-jaffa-terror-attack/ 9 March 2016 Times of Israel Assailant The attacker was identified as 21-year-old Bashar Masalha, who was from the city of Qalqilya located in the Palestinian territories. He was residing in Israel illegally.Rubin Shira Terror Wave in Israel Claims American Tourist http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/08/terror-wave-in-israel-claims-us-tourist.html 9 March 2016 Daily Beast 8 March 2016 The family of the murderer receives a monthly pension from the Palestinian Authority Martyr's Fund equal to several times the average monthly wage in the Palestinian Territories.Pay for Slay in Palestine U.S. aid becomes a transfer payment for terrorists https://www.wsj.com/articles/pay-for-slay-in-palestine-1490653597 8 June 2017 The Wall Street Journal 27 March 2017 Aftermath The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced on the night of the attacks that it was imposing closures on the West Bank villages of Zawiya and Al-Auja, the hometowns of two of the attackers.Nir Hasson Yaron Lee Cohen Gili Terror Rampage Leaves One Dead, at Least 13 Wounded Across Israel https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.707689 https://web.archive.org/web/20160308175801/http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.707689 dead 8 March 2016 23 March 2016 Haaretz 8 March 2016 Following the attack and the two other attacks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held security consultations with Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon, Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan, police chief Roni Alsheikh and IDF and Shin Bet officials. The Prime Minister's Office said it was immediately decided to close gaps in the separation barrier in the Jerusalem area, and to complete construction of the barrier in the Tarqumiyah area in the South Hebron Hills. It was also decided to close Palestinian media outlets accused of incitement. Professionals in the defense establishment will decide which Palestinian media will be closed. Further, it was decided to deny work permits for family members of assailants.Ravid Barak After Terror Attacks, Israel to Complete Separation Barrier Construction Around Jerusalem, Southern West Bank https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2016-03-09/ty-article/.premium/israel-to-complete-separation-barrier-construction-around-jerusalem-southern-west-bank/0000017f-e801-d97e-a37f-ff65b4bd0000 11 March 2016 Haaretz 9 March 2016Reed John Israel in security crackdown after attacks http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/3ce5036a-e76f-11e5-bc31-138df2ae9ee6.html#axzz42WTHsV6y 11 March 2016 Financial Times 11 March 2016 The Israeli police began a law enforcement operation to crack down on Palestinian illegal residents, arresting more than 250 illegal Arabs across the country, but focused on construction sites and large shopping areas, which normally are magnets for cheap, cash-in-the-hand labor. The arresting officers discovered a small compound, complete with sleeping tents, showers, a lavatory and a kitchen, which illegal Arab workers had erected in HaBesor Stream in southern Israel, not far from the Gaza Strip. Police reported that 15 Israeli employers and 12 drivers were arrested by 10 March.More than 250 Illegal Arab Residents Rounded Up Overnight http://www.jewishpress.com/news/more-than-250-illegal-arab-residents-rounded-up-overnight/2016/03/10/ 23 March 2016 The Jewish Press 10 March 2016 According to a Knesset Internal Affairs and Environment Committee from 14 March, chaired by MK David Amsalem (Likud), out of the 73 Palestinian attacks that occurred within the Green Line, 27 were carried out by illegal Arab residents. Police noted that each year sees tens of thousands of cases of illegal Arab residents, who are brought before a judge when their stay involves security risks, which means that there are tens of thousands of illegal Arabs moving freely everywhere inside Israel, some of whom may be "terrorist ticking bombs".Knesset Committee Hears Illegal Residents Carried Out 44% of Attacks in 'Green Line' Israel http://www.jewishpress.com/news/knesset-committee-hears-illegal-residents-carried-out-44-of-attacks-in-green-line-israel/2016/03/14/ 23 March 2016 The Jewish Press 14 March 2016 Taylor Force Act Taylor Force Act The Taylor Force Act is a legislative bill co-sponsored in the United States Senate in 2016 by U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina), Dan Coats (R-Indiana), and Roy Blunt (R-Missouri). The legislation proposes to stop American economic aid to the Palestinian Authority until the PA changes its laws to cease paying stipends funneled through the so-called Palestinian Authority Martyr's Fund to individuals who commit acts of terrorism and to the families of deceased terrorists.Tubbs Ashlyn Senators introduce Taylor Force Act to cut terror attack funding http://www.kcbd.com/story/33272315/senators-introduce-taylor-force-act-to-cut-terror-attack-funding 15 November 2016 KCBD 28 September 2016 On March 23, 2018, the Act was signed into law by U.S. President Donald Trump. Reactions The attack was condemned by Israel and the United States.Israeli PM, US condemn terror attacks that leave one dead, 11 injured in central Israel, Jerusalem http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/105441-160308-jerusalem-palestinian-women-tries-to-stab-israeli-police-officer-is-shot-dead 23 March 2016 i24 News 9 March 2016 It was praised by the Palestinian organizations Fatah,http://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-israel-palestinian-stabbing-attacks-killed-american-taylor-allen-force/ Biden in Israel blasts Palestinian leader for not condemning stabbing attack that killed American Taylor Allen Force 9 March 2016 CBS News 9 March 2016 Hamas,Yashar Ari Hamas celebrates murder of American tourist http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/209150#.VvL88uIrKHs 23 March 2016 Arutz Sheva 9 March 2016 and the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine. See also Israeli–Palestinian conflict (2015–present) List of violent incidents in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, 2016 List of terrorist incidents, January–June 2016 Notes References 30em External links US student Taylor Force killed in terror attack. Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs Message from Chancellor Zeppos on student death in Israel. Vanderbilt University Category:2010s crimes in Tel Aviv Category:Attacks on tourists in Asia Category:Deaths by stabbing in Israel Category:Mass stabbings in Tel Aviv Category:2016 crimes in Israel Category:2016 murders in Israel Category:Palestinian political violence Category:Stabbing attacks in 2016 Category:Terrorism deaths in Israel Category:Terrorist incidents in Israel in 2016 Category:Terrorist incidents in Tel Aviv Category:Knife attacks in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Category:March 2016 crimes in Asia Category:March 2016 in Israel Category:Murder in Tel Aviv