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This article deals solely with alleged State terrorist acts on the part of the government of Israel. For an account of non-governmental terrorist acts, including a number of massacres committed during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, see: Zionist terrorism

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Alleged Israeli terrorist incidents

A list of military operations after 1948 is set out below (all of the following except the Lavon affair have resulted in civilian deaths), and all have been cited as "terrorism":^{Citation needed}

• Qibya massacre, carried out by Unit 101, among others, under the command of Ariel Sharon.
• Lavon Affair העסק הביש, a ring of Israeli agents, Unit 131, conducted covert operations in Egypt during 1955, which included setting bombs in post offices and other buildings. There were no deaths or injuries, and little damage was done.
• Kafr Qasim massacre, carried out by the Israeli border police in 1956.
• In 1982, an assassination attempt targeting Yasser Arafat killed 200 people died when a Beirut apartment block was destroyed by an Israeli bomb.
• In 1985, 73 people were killed in another assassination attempt aimed at Arafat in Tunis. [3].

The Qibya massacre was a military action in October 1953 carried out by Israeli troops in a West Bank village. ... Unit 101 was an Israeli special operations unit founded and led by Ariel Sharon on orders from Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion in August 1953. ... Ariel Sharon, the eleventh Prime Minister of Israel, spent many years in the Israel Defense Forces before being elected in March 2001. ... The Lavon Affair refers to a widespread political scandal in Israel that followed an Israeli covert operation in Egypt known as Operation Suzannah. ... Memorial at Kafr Qasim The Kafr Qasim massacre took place in the Israeli Arab village of Kafr Qasim (also known as Kafr Qassem, Kufur Kassem and Kafar Kassem) on October 29, 1956. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yasser Arafat Yasser Arafat (Arabic: ياسر عرفات) (August 4 or August 24, 1929 – November 11, 2004), born Muhammad `Abd ar-Rauf al-Qudwa al-Husayni (محمد عبد الرؤوف القدوة الحسيني) and also known as Abu `Ammar (ابو عمّار), was co-founder and Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (1969–2004); President of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Related articles

• Israeli-Palestinian conflict timeline
• British Mandate of Palestine
• Camp David 2000 Summit between Palestinians and Israel
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• List of conflicts in the Middle East
• International law and the Arab-Israeli conflict
• Arab League and the Arab-Israeli conflict
• Israel's unilateral disengagement plan of 2004
• Violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• Violence against Israelis
• Palestinian terrorism
• Terrorism

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References

• "Turkey slams 'Israeli terrorism'", BBC News, June 3, 2004
• "CNN chief accuses Israel of terror" by Oliver Burkeman and Peter Beaumont, The Guardian, June 18, 2002

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External links

Pro Palestinian Views

• Palestinian Position: Information from Palestine
• "Israel's Sacred Terrorism: A Study Based on Moshe Sharett's Personal Diary and Other Documents", Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 3/18/1985

From Jewish Virtual Library

• 1948 Arab-Israeli War
• Human rights in Israel and the territories