(from pro palestinian telegram channel) 30 years ago today, American doctor "Baruch Goldstein" massacred 29 Palestinian worshippers and injured 125 more in the Ibrahimi Mosque in Al-Khalil. At least 26 Palestinians were martyred in clashes that ensued following the massacre, and nine more settlers were killed.
Baruch was beaten to a pulp by wounded Palestinians that he wasn't able to murder.
While many refer to Baruch as a zionist "extremist," one must understand that this killer's actions are a microcosm of the entire "history" of the zionist entity, rooted in genocide, theft, and desecration. Baruch is not a one-off; he is represented by those who currently control the zionist entity.
Itamar Ben-Gvir proudly portrayed Baruch Goldstein's picture in his living room for years in defense of his actions; they were members of the same zionist terroist "Kach" party. Many other zionists continue to treat him as a hero.
In fact, in the aftermath, the illegitimate zionist government saw it best to divide the mosque, conceding to the murderer's demands and giving colonist Jews the majority of the site while stealing Muslim sanctities from indigenous Palestinians. While this action was widely condemned by the international community, nothing has changed to correct it. The supposedly "temporary" divide still stands three decades later.
The #massacre is a reminder that the zionist entity's settler-colonial project has always been built on the subjugation, dispossession, and genocide of the Palestinian people. The zionist entity enjoys the same impunity as Goldstein to this day.
Regardless, the judge is the Palestinian resistance, speaking in the language of bullets and explosives. At least 15 settlers were killed following the massacre. The pace and nature of resistance changed as well: as it became clear that the entire entity was militarized, all settlers became legitimate targets. Ayyash's operations shook the entity in response, Beit Lid came a year later, and the struggle entered a new phase that continues to excel and avenge.
Glory to the martyrs.
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