Massacre of the Merkas HaRaw Kook
During the massacre of Merkas HaRaw Kook on March 6, 2008, the Palestinian Alaa Abu Dhein shot 23 people in a yeshiva in Jerusalem , eight of whom died.
The Merkas HaRaw Kook ( Hebrew מרכז הרב קוק) (lit.Rabbi Kook Center) is a national-religious yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel , which was founded in 1924 by Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook . It is a very respected religious school.
The assassin planned the assassination attempt as a protest against the actions of the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip , against the rocket attacks by Hamas .
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Individual evidence
- ^ Eight killed at Jerusalem school. BBC News Online, March 6, 2008
- ↑ About Yeshivat Mercaz HaRav Kook . Friends of Mercaz Harav. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ↑ About the Yeshiva ( Hebrew ) Mercaz Harav. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
- ↑ Yair Sheleg: Mercaz Harav - the flagship of national-religious yeshivas . In: Haaretz , March 7, 2008.
- ↑ Israel signals that it will continue peace talks despite attack. NBC News dated July 3, 2008.