Israel

As the obscenity of suicide bombing continues in Isreal we only highlight some important events up to March, 2004 and other events may be added as resources allow.

Suicide Bombing in Israel, January 29, 2004:
The first Canadian murdered in a Suicide bombing, Yechezkel Goldberg, was honoured in Parliament. The shell of the bus he was killed on was on tour internationally and is now sheltered in Maryland USA. The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility. Ten Israelis were killed (Reuters). www.goldbergmemorial.org.

Suicide Bombing in Israel, March 14, 2004:
Two suicide bombers killed 10 people in Ashdod (Reuters).

Suicide Bombing in Israel, February 22, 2004:
A suicide bombing of a bus in Jerusalem killed eight people.

Suicide Bombing in Israel, January 29, 2004:
The Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing in Jerusalem that killed ten Israelis (Reuters).

Suicide Bombing in Israel, December 25, 2003:
A Palestinian suicide bomber killed 4 persons at a bus stop near Petah Tikva, Israel. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the attack in retaliation for Israeli military operations in Nablus that had begun two days earlier.

Suicide Bombing in Israel, October 4, 2003:
A Palestinian woman made a suicide bomb attack on a restaurant in Haifa, killing 19 persons and wounding at least 55. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack. The next day, Israel bombed a terrorist training camp in Syria.

Suicide Bombings in Israel, September 9, 2003:
Two suicide bombings took place in Israel. The first, at a bus stop near the Tsrifin army base southeast of Tel Aviv, killed 7 soldiers and wounded 14 soldiers and a civilian. The second, at a cafe in Jerusalem's German Colony neighborhood, killed 6 persons and wounded 40. HAMAS did not claim responsibility until the next day, although a spokesman called the first attack" a response to Israeli aggression

Suicide Bombing in Jerusalem, August 19, 2003:
A suicide bombing aboard a bus in Jerusalem killed 20 persons and injured at least 100, one of whom died later. Five of the dead were American citizens. HAMAS and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility, although HAMAS leader al-Rantisi said that his organization remained committed to the truce while reserving the right to respond to Israeli military actions

Suicide Bombings in Israel and the West Bank, August 12, 2003:
The first suicide bombings since the June 29 Israeli-Palestinian truce took place. The first, in a supermarket at Rosh Haayin, Israel, killed one person and wounded 14. The second, at a bus stop near the Ariel settlement in the West Bank, killed one person and wounded 3. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the first; HAMAS claimed responsibility for the second.

Suicide Bombing in Jerusalem, June 11, 2003:
A suicide bombing aboard a bus in Jerusalem killed 16 persons and wounded at least 70, one of whom died later. HAMAS claimed responsibility, calling it revenge for an Israeli helicopter attack on HAMAS leader Abdelaziz al-Rantisi in Gaza City the day before.

Suicide Bombing in Afula, May 19, 2003:
A suicide bomb attack by a female Palestinian student killed 3 persons and wounded 52 at a shopping mall in Afula, Israel. Both Islamic Jihad and the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility

Suicide Bomb Attack in Jerusalem, May 18, 2003:
A suicide bomb attack on a bus in Jerusalem's French Hill district killed 7 persons and wounded 20. The bomber was disguised as a religious Jew. HAMAS claimed responsibility

Suicide Bombing in Netanya, March 30, 2003:
A suicide bombing in a cafe in Netanya, Israel, wounded 38 persons. Only the bomber was killed. Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility and called the attack a "gift" to the people of Iraq

Suicide Bombing in Haifa, March 5, 2003:
A suicide bombing aboard a bus in Haifa, Israel, killed 15 persons and wounded at least 40. One of the dead claimed U.S. as well as Israeli citizenship. The bomber's affiliation was not immediately known.

Suicide Bombings in Tel Aviv, January 5, 2003:
Two suicide bomb attacks killed 22 and wounded at least 100 persons in Tel Aviv, Israel. Six of the victims were foreign workers. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility

Suicide Bombing in Jerusalem, November 21, 2002:
A suicide bomb attack on a bus on Mexico Street in Jerusalem killed 11 persons and wounded 50 more. One of the dead was a Romanian. HAMAS claimed responsibility

Suicide Bomb Attack in Israel, September 19, 2002:
A suicide bomb attack on a bus in Tel Aviv killed 6 persons and wounded 52. One of the dead was a British subject. HAMAS claimed responsibility.

Suicide Bombing in Israel, August 4, 2002:
A suicide bomb attack on a bus in Safed, Israel, killed 9 persons and wounded 50. Two of the dead were Philippine citizens; many of the wounded were soldiers returning from leave. HAMAS claimed responsibility.

Suicide Bombing in Tel Aviv, July 17, 2002:
Two suicide bombers attacked the old bus station in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 5 persons and wounding 38. The dead included one Romanian and two Chinese; another Romanian was wounded. The Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.

Suicide Bombing in Jerusalem, June 19, 2002:
A suicide bombing at a bus stop in Jerusalem killed 6 persons and wounded 43, including 2 U.S. citizens. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility.

Suicide Bombing in Jerusalem, April 12, 2002:
A female suicide bomber killed 6 persons in Jerusalem and wounded 90 others. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility.

Suicide Bombing in the West Bank, March 31, 2002:
A suicide bombing near an ambulance station in Efrat wounded four persons, including a U.S. citizen. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility.

Suicide Bombing in Israel, March 27, 2002:
A suicide bombing in a noted restaurant in Netanya, Israel, killed 22 persons and wounded 140. One of the dead was a U.S. citizen. The Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) claimed responsibility

Suicide Bombing in Jerusalem, March 21, 2002:
A suicide bombing in Jerusalem killed 3 persons and wounded 86 more, including 2 U.S. citizens. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.

Suicide Bombing in Jerusalem, March 9, 2002:
A suicide bombing in a Jerusalem restaurant killed 11 persons and wounded 52, one of whom was a U.S. citizen. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility.

Suicide Bombing in the West Bank, March 7, 2002 :
A suicide bombing in a supermarket in the settlement of Ariel wounded 10 persons, one of whom was a U.S. citizen. The PFLP claimed responsibility.

Suicide Bombing in the West Bank, February 16, 2002 :
A suicide bombing in an outdoor food court in Karmei Shomron killed 4 persons and wounded 27. Two of the dead and two of the wounded were U.S. citizens. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) claimed responsibility.

Suicide Bombing in Jerusalem, January 27, 2002:
A suicide bomb attack in Jerusalem killed one other person and wounded 100. The incident was the first suicide bombing made by a Palestinian woman.

Suicide Bombing in Haifa, December 2, 2001:
A suicide bomb attack aboard a bus in Haifa, Israel, killed 15 persons and wounded 40. HAMAS claimed responsibility for both this attack and those on December 1 to avenge the death of a HAMAS member at the hands of Israeli forces a week earlier.

Suicide Bombings in Jerusalem, December 1, 2001:
Two suicide bombers attacked a Jerusalem shopping mall, killing 10 persons and wounding 170.

Suicide Bombing in Israel, September 9, 2001:
The first suicide bombing carried out by an Israeli Arab killed 3 persons in Nahariya. HAMAS claimed responsibility.

Tel-Aviv Nightclub Bombing, June 1, 2001:
HAMAS claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing of a popular Israeli nightclub that caused over 140 casualties.

Suicide Bombing in Israel, March 4, 2001:
A suicide bomb attack in Netanya killed 3 persons and wounded 65. HAMAS later claimed responsibility.

Israeli Shopping Mall Bombing, September 4, 1997:
Three suicide bombers of HAMAS detonated bombs in the Ben Yehuda shopping mall in Jerusalem, killing eight persons, including the bombers, and wounding nearly 200 others. A dual U.S./Israeli citizen was among the dead, and 7 U.S. citizens were wounded.

HAMAS Bus Attack, February 26, 1996:
In Jerusalem, a suicide bomber blew up a bus, killing 26 persons, including three U.S. citizens, and injuring some 80 persons, including three other US citizens.