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Events in the year 1989 in Israel .

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The area west of the University of Haifa which burnt up in the 1989 Mount Carmel forest fire. Picture taken in December 2010 Area that was burned in Mount Carmel forest fire 1989.JPG
The area west of the University of Haifa which burnt up in the 1989 Mount Carmel forest fire. Picture taken in December 2010

Israeli–Palestinian conflict

The most prominent events related to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict which occurred during 1989 include:

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Notable Palestinian militant operations against Israeli targets

The most prominent Palestinian Arab terror attacks committed against Israelis during 1989 include:

Notable Israeli military operations against Palestinian militancy targets

The most prominent Israeli military counter-terrorism operations (military campaigns and military operations) carried out against Palestinian militants during 1989 include:

Notable Israeli militant operations

The most prominent Israeli terror attacks committed against Palestinians during 1989 include:

  • February & March – Sicarii claimed responsibility for multiple arsons and graffiti attacks of leftist Jewish political figures considered sympathetic to the plight of Palestinians. [5]
  • April 10 – Lone gunman wearing an Israeli army-issue uniform shot down four Arabs outside Jerusalem's Old City with a sub-machine gun. Sicarii claims responsibility for the shooting. [5]

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Dahn Ben-Amotz

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Notes

  1. "1989 Israel – Derech hamelech". Diggiloo Thrush. Retrieved 2021-07-29.
  2. "Israelis Seize Imam in Lebanon;Local Shiite Leader Allegedly Involved in Kidnapping". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  3. "Huge Blaze Raging Out of Control in Mount Carmel National Park 5 Fires Set Deliberately; 8,000 Dunams Destroyed Near Haifa". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  4. "Israel holds 200 Moslem activists; Shamir threatens to step down". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  5. 1 2 Roseberg, Carol (April 28, 1989). "Underground group targets Jewish leftists". The Globe and Mail . p. A8.

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