1987 Dheisheh attack

March 2025 yes Israeli settler attack The 1987 Dheisheh attack was an attack by Israeli settlers on the Palestinian refugee camp of Dheisheh, in the West Bank, on 6 June 1987. Background Dheisheh no 1 Events Around 22:00 on 6 June, around 70 armed settlers, mostly from Kiryat Arba, attacked the Dheisheh refugee camp.6 June 1987 Saturday, June 6, 1987 https://chronology.palestine-studies.org/chronology/1987-jun-06 5 January 2025 The Palestine Chronology8 June 1987 There's No Future https://time.com/archive/6709404/theres-no-future/ 6 January 2025 Time Magazine During the attack, the settlers blocked the Jerusalem-Hebron highway, stopping and physically assaulting Palestinians trying to travel along the highway, fired bullets at buildings inside the camp, threw stones, and vandalised cars.8 June 1987 Jewish Settlers Attack Refugee Camp Near Bethlehem; Six Arrested https://www.jta.org/archive/jewish-settlers-attack-refugee-camp-near-bethlehem-six-arrested 5 January 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency18 June 1987 Settlers held for rampage https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263201626 6 January 2025 The Jerusalem Post International Edition The settlers stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for an incident earlier in the week when a Palestinian threw a stone at a settler bus passing the camp, injuring a settler's jaw. Following the attack, the Israeli military imposed a curfew on the camp.7 June 1987 Sunday, June 7, 1987 https://chronology.palestine-studies.org/node/12885 6 January 2025 The Palestine Chronology The military also carried out a raid on the camp aimed at preventing stone throwing, conducting searches of the residents houses and interrogating all boys and men over the age of thirteen.9 June 1987 Tuesday, June 9, 1987 https://chronology.palestine-studies.org/chronology/1987-jun-09 6 January 2025 United Nations Information System on the Question of Palestine The military would subsequently extend the fence surrounding the camp to prevent stone throwing,10 June 1987 Wednesday, June 10, 1987 https://chronology.palestine-studies.org/chronology/1987-jun-10 6 January 2025 The Palestine Chronology eventually lifting the curfew on 11 June.11 June 1987 Thursday, June 11, 1987 https://chronology.palestine-studies.org/node/12889 6 January 2025 The Palestine Chronology Thirteen settlers were arrested by the Israeli authorities for their participation in the attack on 8 June.8 June 1987 Monday, June 8, 1987 https://chronology.palestine-studies.org/chronology/1987-jun-08 6 January 2025 The Palestine Chronology Seven of them were charged with holding a demonstration without a permit and of stone throwing, while the other six faced more serious charges, including disobeying the military's orders and attacking soldiers.13 June 1987 13 Charged in Camp Riot on West Bank https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-06-13-mn-6888-story.html 6 January 2025 Los Angeles Times All of the thirteen were released on a 55 000 Israeli new shekel bail by 17 June.18 June 1987 Final Six of Thirteen Daheisha Suspects Released on Bail https://www.jta.org/archive/final-six-of-thirteen-daheisha-suspects-released-on-bail 5 January 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency Reactions Israeli government reaction The attack was widely condemned by top Israeli government officials.11 June 1987 General Who Condemned Settlers' Attack Now Object of New Barrage https://www.jta.org/archive/general-who-condemned-settlers-attack-now-object-of-new-barrage 8 January 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency Israeli President Chaim Herzog warned that settler vigilantism was a "dangerous phenomenon." Minister of Defence Yitzhak Rabin described the attack as "a scandal of top magnitude."9 June 1987 Israeli Leaders Express Outrage over Jewish Settlers' Attack on Refugee Camp; Thirteen Arraigned https://www.jta.org/archive/israeli-leaders-express-outrage-over-jewish-settlers-attack-on-refugee-camp-thirteen-arraigned 6 January 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs Shimon Peres described it as "irresponsible and unacceptable." Minister of Industry and Trade Ariel Sharon, on the other hand, stated that "security for Jews is the sole responsibility of the government, but it should be clear that responsibility is not only expressed in words, but by eradicating terrorism."25 June 1987 Sharon takes swipe at security policy https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263201962 Greenberg Joel 6 January 2025 The Jerusalem Post International Edition Israeli press reaction According to Joel Greenberg of The Jerusalem Post, the attack "stirred much internal debate in the settler community, which this week appeared torn between those seeking to project a moderate image, or who genuinely disapproved of the act, and those who opposed any criticism of the rampage, which they saw as understandable, if not justified."18 June 1987 Settlers split on Dehaishe rampage https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263201653 6 January 2025 The Jerusalem Post International Edition According to Yehuda Litani of The Jerusalem Post, "settlers hold that the Israeli Army does not provide them with adequate security." The settler Yesha Council condemned the attack, but called for the Israeli military to enact stricter security policies in the West Bank.10 June 1987 Jewish Settlements Council Condemns Settlers' Attack on Refugee Camp https://www.jta.org/archive/jewish-settlements-council-condemns-settlers-attack-on-refugee-camp 8 January 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency A group of settlers formed a committee to campaign in support of the arrest thirteen settlers. The committee members included Gush Emunim figure Moshe Levinger, lawyer Elyakim Haetzni, and writer Naomi Frankel.16 June 1987 Settlers Form Committee to Back 13 Accused in Refugee Camp Attack https://www.jta.org/archive/settlers-form-committee-to-back-13-accused-in-refugee-camp-attack 5 January 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency25 June 1987 'Bias' charge in probe of Dehaishe riot https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263201942 6 January 2025 The Jerusalem Post International Edition Israeli ultranationalist Meir Kahane called for Israelis to "plant bombs at Dheisheh" and become heroes. Jonathan Frankel of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem argued that "over the past twenty years, Israel has been creating a pogrom situation in the West Bank" as a result of "a policy of making one concession after another to the extreme nationalists grouped around Moshe Levinger and other leaders of the radical right," claiming that settlers involved in attacks on Palestinians "often received remarkably light sentences, and many of them have had their terms in prison reduced by the president," and that "the occupation is undermining our democratic system, eroding the best in Jewish values and making a mockery of Zionism."13 August 1987 West Bank pogroms https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263173182 Frankel Jonathan 6 January 2025 The Jerusalem Post International Edition Writer Chaim Bermant also described the attack as a "pogrom," further arguing that "Likud, which was thought of, not so long ago, as the last word in right-wing extremism, and even as neo-fascist, has now become a middle-of-the-road party, not because it has changed its attitudes, but because many electors have changed theirs."26 June 1987 ON THE OTHER HAND https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/261470300 Bermant Chaim 6 January 2025 The Australian Jewish News According to Yehuda Litani of The Jerusalem Post, "the Israel-Arab conflict rapidly is becoming internal, rather than an external," saying that the Israeli military's role "now revolves largely around safeguarding main roads, protecting Israeli buses and preventing demonstrations, rather than securing the borders and training the army for the next war."19 June 1987 Israeli violence at refugee camp could be shape of things to come https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers/jweekly/1987/06/19/article/43/?e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1 Litani Yehuda 6 January 2025 The Jerusalem Post Litani further predicted that "the internal struggle is just beginning. So far, it has been confined to camps in the West Bank, but tomorrow it may spill over into Nablus, Gaza and Ramallah. And who knows where it will go from there?" Israeli public reaction A Teleseker poll found that around 38% of Israelis supported the attack, with 25% opposing the attack.26 June 1987 MIDEAST REPORT Majority polled agree with settlers' attacks https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers/jweekly/1987/06/26/article/23/?e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7ctxTI--------------1 6 January 2025 Jewish Telegraphic Agency See also Israeli settler violence Spring 1987 West Bank unrest References Category:Terrorist incidents in the West Bank in 1987 Category:June 1987 in Asia Category:Israeli settler violence Category:1987 riots Category:Stone-throwing in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict Category:Bethlehem Governorate Category:Violence against men in Asia Category:Incidents of violence against boys Category:Attacks on residential buildings in Palestine Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 1987 Category:Terrorist incidents against transport in Asia Category:Road incidents in Palestine Category:1987 road incidents Category:Terrorist incidents against road transport