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Zimri
Zimri , in the Bible, king of Israel for a few days. He was one of Elah's generals; he killed the king and held the throne until Omri rebelled.... Read more |
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Hamas
Hamas [Arab., = zeal], Arabic acronym for the Islamic Resistance Movement, a Palestinian Islamic fundamentalist organization that was founded in 1987 during the Intifada ; it seeks to establish an Islamic state in Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip (the former mandate of ... Read more |
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USS Cole
USS Cole ¦ STEPHANIE WATSON On the morning of October 12, 2000, as the Navy destroyer USS Colesat anchored in the Yemeni port of Aden, a small boat packed with explosives rammed into its side, tearing a 40-foot hole through the ship's outer hull, killing seventeen sailors... Read more |
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Haymarket Square riot
Haymarket Square riot outbreak of violence in Chicago on May 4, 1886. Demands for an eight-hour working day became increasingly widespread among American laborers in the 1880s. A demonstration, largely staged by a small group of anarchists, caused a crowd of some 1,500 people to gather at Haymarket... Read more |
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Intifada
Intifada [Arab.,=uprising, shaking off], the Palestinian uprising during the late 1980s and early 90s in the West Bank and Gaza Strip , areas that had been occupied by Israel since 1967. A vehicular accident that killed four Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in Dec., 1987, sparked immediate local... Read more |
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Sir James Douglas
Douglas, Sir James (d. 1330). One of the most successful leaders in the Scottish Wars of Independence. In 1306, Douglas rallied immediately to Robert Bruce. His forte was the daring surprise attack. Early in 1307, he wiped out the English garrison of his family's castle at Douglas; probably in... Read more |
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Guernica
Guernica , historic town (1990 pop. 16,422), Vizcaya prov., N Spain, in the Basque region. It has metallurgical, furniture, and food manufacturers, and some tourism. The oak of Guernica, under which the diet of Vizcaya used to meet, is a symbol of the lost liberties of the Basques. In Apr., 1937,... Read more |
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Unabomber
Unabomber or Unabomer , name given by the FBI to the elusive perpetrator of a series of bombings (1975-95) in the United States that killed 3 and wounded 23. The targets were mainly academics in technological disciplines, airline executives, and executives in businesses thought to affect the... Read more |
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Ptolemais
Ptolemaïs , ancient name given to several cities to honor members of the dynasty of the Ptolemies. One of these later became known as Akko , in modern Israel. Another was one of the great Hellenistic cities of Upper Egypt, on the Nile and N of Abydos. A third, in Cyrenaica, was one of the... Read more |
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Suicide Bombings Kill 18 in Israel; Attacks on Two Buses Shatter a Five-Month...
...killing at least 16 passengers...Palestinian suicide bombers and...attacks inside Israel. Israeli police...southward because Israel's construction...soft belly of Israel where the fence...responsibility for the attacks in announcements...soon after an attack. "We ... |
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Hamas claims responsibility for suicide bombing; Israel kills 8 in Gaza
Israeli attacks on Tuesday...week's suicide bombing in Israel The claim...fighting with Israel. Six of...seriously wounded one person...bombing despite Israel's security...Monday's attack. A small...people were less seriously... |
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Suicide bombing kills 19 in Israel; 120 wounded: Terrorist attacks hotel...
NETANYA, Israel (AP) - A suicide bomber burst...Passover. At least 19 Israelis...the chaos, one table remained...the past. The bombing in Netanya threatened...must stop." Israel, which reluctantly...was wanted by Israel and the Palestinians... |
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Profile: Latest suicide bombing in Israel kills at least 20 people
...Profile: Latest suicide bombing in Israel kills at least 20 people Host...two months, and one of the deadliest...every bus is under attack. So while we...the day after Israel assassinated 29...Israel says was one of the senior... |
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Profile: Suicide bombing in Israel kills four, wounds others in worst of...
...Profile: Suicide bombing in Israel kills four, wounds...host: Israel's prime...northern Israel, killing...that bus attack. The bombing...part because one of the fatalities...prevent such attacks. Israeli...one hour less.' Israel... |
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Suicide Bombing Kills Woman in Israel; Palestinian Attack Is First of Its...
...Palestinian suicide bombers struck...in southern Israel on Monday...carried out the attack in the town...then enter Israel.Egyptian...forces that left one Palestinian dead and at least three injured...bordered by Israel to the east...warned of new attacks since the ... |
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Bus Bombing Kills 8 in Israel; Suicide Attack Follows Death of 13 Soldiers in...
...morning a suicide bomber set...in northern Israel, killing...wounding at least 14, according...in northern Israel, detonating...major suicide bombing in more than...of suicide bombings that killed...March. The attack in Jenin was...shot them, one by ... |
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Suicide Bombing in Israel Kills Three.(Brief Article)
...News A new suicide bombing in the Israeli...bomber. At least 50 others were...Police said one of two bodies...the terrorist attack. Palestinian...Arafat condemned attacks against all...responsibility for the attack. In Washington...She said no one expects 100...sparking ... |
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Analysis: Double suicide bombing in Beersheba, Israel, kills at least 16
...Double suicide bombing in Beersheba, Israel, kills at least 16Host...major suicide bombings today in Israel and in Russia...start in Israel, where Palestinian...responsibility for the attacks. They were...intersection, one in front...were two ... |
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Suicide Bombing Kills 6 in Israel
...AP) _ A suicide bomber sprang...killing at least six people...Mickey Levy. One of the policemen...spokesman for Israel' s rescue...citizens of Israel," Israeli...all this." Israel says Arafat...prevented the attacks. After Tuesday's bombing, Israel ... |