Jack Ohman/The Oregonian
Posted on 04/21/2007 10:01:17 AM PDT by DCBryan1
Those young ladies are from Israel, where on May 15, 1974, the 26th anniversary of Israeli independence, three terrorists of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine dressed as Israeli soldiers crossed the border and attacked the Netiv Meir elementary school in Ma'alot in northern Israel, where a group of 100 14-16 year olds were sleeping on the floor after a day spent hiking. A security guard, a student, and one other person were killed in the initial takeover.
Some students managed to escape by jumping out of a window, but 90 or so students and some teachers were held as hostages. The hostage-takers presented their demands the next morning: release 23 Arab and three other political prisoners, including Kozo Okamoto - a Japanese national involved in the 1972 Lod Airport Massacre, from Israeli prisons, or they would kill the students. The deadline was set at 6:00 p.m. the same day.
At 5:45 p.m., a unit of the elite Sayeret Matkal special forces group stormed the building. They managed to kill all the hostage takers, but not before they had used guns and explosives to kill some of their hostages. A total of 26 Israelis were killed and more than 60 people were wounded in what became known as the Maalot Massacre.
There were several results, including the bombing the next day of seven Palestinian refugee camps and villages in southern Lebanon being used as offices and training bases by the Popular Democratic Front. 27 people were killed and 138 injured. Another was the creation on July 10, 1974 of the armed Mash'az civilian auxilliary force of the Israel Police.
er....after politely stating my intentions in a friendly, non-threatening manner, of course.
Oh, you could do well. Just don't pester them on duty; they take that pretty seriously. But after hours, all sorts of possibilities arise.
Is that a rifle in your pocket, or are you glad to see me?
If I said you had a beautiful rifle, would you hold it against me?
Drop and give me twenty, ladies...no, on second thought...
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