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The Mosque of Abraham massacre, also called the '''Hebron massacre''' (see Hebron Massacre (disambiguation) for other uses of the term) was a controversial mass-murder, which occurred on February 25th , 1994 at the Mosque Of Abraham , in the southern West Bank city of Hebron. Carnage At 5 AM. on the morning of the Purim holiday, 800 Palestinians passed through the east gate. Kahanist Dr. Baruch Kappel Goldstein , entered the Isaac Hall of the cave and, opening fire, killed 29 Palestinian s, with 125 injured. After being subdued, Goldstein was beaten to death by survivors. Aftermath
Israeli Response
Shamgar Commission The Israel i government appointed an official commission of inquiry headed by then president of the Supreme Court, Judge Meir Shamgar. It found that:
References # Note|shamgar15}} Report of Shamgar Commission p. 15; Timetable of Events, Exhibit 14, (ISA 7645/1-1/gimmel) # Note|archives824}} Evidence of Al-Mutlab Natshe, Cave of Machpelah, 25 February 1994, Exhibit 245, (Israel State Archives 7645/1-7/gimmel); Exhibit 824, op. cit. # Note|frishtik}} Evidence of Al-Mutlab Natshe, Hebron Police Station, 31 October 1994, (Frishtik file) # Note|minutes}} Minutes of Shamgar Commission p. 2109 # Note|pathologist}} Pathologist’s Report, 27 February 1994, Exhibit 1094, (Israel State Archives 7647/3-25/gimmel); see also Exhibit 162, p.2, op. cit. # Note|mej}} Middle East Journal, Chronology, vol 48, no 3 (Summer 1994) p511ff. # Note|mfa}} Commission of Inquiry Into the Massacre at the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron - Excerpts from the Report # Note|shamgar79}} Report of Shamgar Commission pp. 79, 223 # Note|achronot}} Clipping from Yediot Achronot, Exhibit 680, (Israel State Archives 7646/2-14/gimmel); Yediot Achronot, 25 February 1994, supplement, p.6; see also submission no. 42, op. cit. |