Editing Ami Popper (section)

==Murders==
On May 20, 1990, Popper stole IDF uniform trousers, an [[IMI Galil]], and five box magazines full of ammunition from his brother, an active duty soldier.<ref name=Kubovich>{{cite web |title=After bullying Katsav, Jewish terrorist Ami Popper moved to new prison |url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/after-bullying-katsav-jewish-terrorist-ami-popper-moved-to-new-prison.premium-1.470211 |website=[[Haaretz]] |date=2012-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014231925/https://www.haaretz.com/news/national/after-bullying-katsav-jewish-terrorist-ami-popper-moved-to-new-prison.premium-1.470211 |archive-date=2013-10-14 |url-status=live |last1=Kubovich |first1=Yaniv}}</ref><ref name=Raanan>Raanan Ben-Zur,[http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3354022,00.html 'Ami Popper to be transferred after harassing Katsav in jail'], [[Ynet]] 15 October 2012.</ref> At around 6:15&nbsp;a.m., Popper spotted a group of [[Palestinian Arab]] workers from the [[Gaza Strip]] at a bus stop in Rishon Lezion, who were waiting to be picked up from their laboring jobs in Israel. Suspecting they were Arab, he demanded to see their identity cards, and after confirming they were Arabs he ordered them to line up in three rows, on their knees. A group of passengers in a passing car with Gaza plates were also stopped and forced to kneel with them.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} Popper then opened fire with the Galil rifle, killing 7 Palestinians immediately and a further 10/11 were wounded badly, before leaving the scene in his car. Palestinian reports allege that, on arriving at the scene, [[Israel Police|Israeli police]] proceeded to beat up the surviving victims.<ref name=Maan/><ref>Eitan Y. Alimi, Hank Johnson, 'Contentious Interactions, Dynamics of interpretations and Radicalization: The Islamization of Palestinian Nationalism', in Dr Stefan Malthaner, Dr Lorenzo Bosi, Dr Chares Demetriou (eds.), [https://books.google.com/books?id=89ncAgAAQBAJ&pg=PT174 ''Dynamics of Political Violence: A Process-Oriented Perspective on Radicalization and the Escalation of Political Conflict''], Ashgate Publishing o.174</ref> Within an hour, he was arrested.

;The seven Palestinians workers Popper murdered were:
*Abed al-Rahim Muhammad Salem Breika (23 years) from [[Khan Yunis]].
*Ziad Moussa Muhammad Sweid (22 years) from [[Rafah]];
*Zayid Zeidan Abd al-Hamid al-Umour (23 years) from Khan Yunis.
*Suleiman Abd al-Razeq Abu Anzeh (22 years) from Khan Yunis.
*Omar Hamdan Ahmad Dehliz (27 years) from Rafah;
*Zaki Muhammad Muhammadan Qudeih (35 years) from Khan Yunis;
*Youssef Mansour Ibrahim Abu Duqqa (36 years) from Khan Yunis.<ref name=Maan/>

Palestinians throughout the territories protested, resulting in clashes between protesters and [[Israeli security forces]]. While suppressing the protests, a further seven people were killed, including a 14-year-old boy.<ref name=Maan/> After a week of clashes, 19 Palestinians were killed, while around 700 more suffered injuries.<ref name=Maan/> Prime Minister [[Yitzhak Shamir]] dismissed the murders as an act of no political significance since Popper was "deranged", however the court found Popper [[Sanity|sane]] and fit to stand trial.<ref>[[Ian Lustick]], [https://books.google.com/books?id=dD-1Nm6NTHQC&pg=PR7 ''For the Land and the Lord: Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel''], [[Council on Foreign Relations]] (1988), 1994 p.vii</ref> Popper first told police that his attacks were a reaction to the [[First Intifada]], later claiming to have been distraught because his girlfriend had decided to leave him. He also stated that he had been [[rape]]d by an Arab when he was 13 years old and had committed these killings out of shame and a desire for revenge.<ref>{{cite book|title=Jewish Terrorism in Israel |author=Ami Pedahzur, Arie Perliger|publisher=Columbia University Press}}</ref> Two days later rabbi [[Meir Kahane]] held a celebration of his deed in Rishon LeZion.<ref>[[Nur Masalha]] [https://books.google.com/books?id=vgGJo3wR6sQC&pg=PA160 ''Imperial Israel and the Palestinians: The Politics of Expansion''], Pluto Press 2000 p.160.</ref>