Hebrew University BombingJuly 31, 2002 |
On Wednesday, July 31, 2002, at about 1:30 p.m., Muslim terrorists detonated a professionally-manufactured bomb inside the cafeteria of the Mount Scopus, Jerusalem campus of Hebrew University, where approximately 100 people were having lunch. Nine people, 4 Israelis and 5 Americans, were killed. Of the 9 fatalities, 7 died on the day of the attack, while 2 others died of their injuries within weeks of the bombing. Eighty-five other people were injured in the blast, fourteen of whom sustained serious injuries.
The bomb was concealed in an “innocent looking” bag which was packed with shrapnel and then abandoned in the university cafeteria.
Later on the day of the bombing, Hamas supporters celebrated in the streets of Gaza City and vowed more attacks.
The Muslim terrorist organization Hamas claimed responsibility for the bombing. The perpetrators of the bombing were convicted in Israeli courts and sentenced to life in prison.
Six Muslim terrorists were convicted of crimes relating the bombing and sentenced to “multiple life sentences.”
As of July 2019, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has reportedly paid the convicted and imprisoned Muslim terrorists “no less than” $1,257,259 (4,371,100 Israeli shekels), in furtherance of the PA’s policy of compensating terrorists and their families for the murder of Israeli Jews.
The Muslim terrorists who were convicted of the Hebrew University bombing, as well as the murders of other Israeli Jews, include:
1. Adballah Barghouti, who is serving 67 life sentences, one for each of the victims he murdered, and
2. Ibrahim Hamed, who is serving 54 life sentences, one for each of the victims he murdered.
Through June 2019, the PA reportedly made cumulative payments to Barghouti and Hamed which total $339,862 (1,271,000 Israeli shekels); the PA continues to “pay” them each every month.
The other four Muslim terrorists, residents of East Jerusalem, Israel, who were convicted in connection with the Hebrew University bombing were:
1. Wael Qassem,
2. Wassim Abbasi,
3. Alla Aldin Abbasi. and
4. Muhammed Odeh.
Their status as residents of East Jerusalem, Israel, entitle them, under PA policy, to a terrorist “salary supplement” of approximately $85 (300 Israeli shekels) per month, in addition to their base terrorist “salary” of $1,951.00 (7,300 Israeli shekels) per month. As of July 2019, each has reportedly been paid over $220,733 (770,000 Israeli shekels) since their August 2002 arrest.
The bomb was concealed in an “innocent looking” bag which was packed with shrapnel and then abandoned in the university cafeteria.
Later on the day of the bombing, Hamas supporters celebrated in the streets of Gaza City and vowed more attacks.
The Muslim terrorist organization Hamas claimed responsibility for the bombing. The perpetrators of the bombing were convicted in Israeli courts and sentenced to life in prison.
Six Muslim terrorists were convicted of crimes relating the bombing and sentenced to “multiple life sentences.”
As of July 2019, the Palestinian Authority (PA) has reportedly paid the convicted and imprisoned Muslim terrorists “no less than” $1,257,259 (4,371,100 Israeli shekels), in furtherance of the PA’s policy of compensating terrorists and their families for the murder of Israeli Jews.
The Muslim terrorists who were convicted of the Hebrew University bombing, as well as the murders of other Israeli Jews, include:
1. Adballah Barghouti, who is serving 67 life sentences, one for each of the victims he murdered, and
2. Ibrahim Hamed, who is serving 54 life sentences, one for each of the victims he murdered.
Through June 2019, the PA reportedly made cumulative payments to Barghouti and Hamed which total $339,862 (1,271,000 Israeli shekels); the PA continues to “pay” them each every month.
The other four Muslim terrorists, residents of East Jerusalem, Israel, who were convicted in connection with the Hebrew University bombing were:
1. Wael Qassem,
2. Wassim Abbasi,
3. Alla Aldin Abbasi. and
4. Muhammed Odeh.
Their status as residents of East Jerusalem, Israel, entitle them, under PA policy, to a terrorist “salary supplement” of approximately $85 (300 Israeli shekels) per month, in addition to their base terrorist “salary” of $1,951.00 (7,300 Israeli shekels) per month. As of July 2019, each has reportedly been paid over $220,733 (770,000 Israeli shekels) since their August 2002 arrest.
Revital Barashi // July 31, 2002Revital Barashi, 30, of Jerusalem, Israel, was one of nine people who were killed on Wednesday, July 31, 2002.
Ms. Barashi was seriously wounded in the head and remained in a coma until succumbing to her injuries on August 13, 2002. Ms. Barashi was a student adviser at the university’s law school. She is survived by her parents and 12 siblings. She was buried in Jerusalem. |
Marla Bennett // July 31, 2002Marla Bennett, 24, of San Diego, California, was one of nine people who were killed on Wednesday, July 31, 2002.
Ms. Bennett, who had previously earned a bachelor of arts degree in Political Science, at the University of California, at Berkeley, was in the second year of a three-year master’s program in Judaic Studies at Hebrew University and Pardes Institute. On the day of the bombing, she was at Hebrew University to take a final exam in her sole Hebrew University class of the semester, Hebrew language. Ms. Bennett, who is survived by her parents, was buried in San Diego, California. |
Benjamin Blutstein // July 31, 2002Benjamin Blutstein, 25, of Susquehanna Township, Pennsylvania, was one of nine people who were killed on Wednesday, July 31, 2002.
Mr. Blutstein, who had previously earned a bachelor of arts degree in Judaism and religious studies at Dickenson University, was in Israel for a two-year Jewish studies program at the Pardes Institute in Jerusalem. On the day of the bombing, he was attending a Hebrew language class at Hebrew University. Mr. Blustein, who is survived by his parents, was buried in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. |
Dina Carter // July 31, 2002Dina Carter, 37, of Jerusalem, Israel, was one of nine people who were killed on Wednesday, July 31, 2002.
Ms. Carter, a native of North Carolina, converted to Judaism and moved to Israel in 1990. She held a masters degree in social work from Chappel High University, in North Carolina. A native English speaker, who was also fluent in Hebrew, Ms. Carter was at Hebrew University to take a Hebrew language exam, which was a prerequisite for a library science program she intended to take. Ms Carter stopped at the cafeteria before the exam and was killed. Ms. Carter, who is survived by her parents and sister, was buried in Jerusalem, Israel. |
Janis Ruth Coulter // July 31, 2002Janis Ruth Coulter, 36, of New York, was one of nine people who were killed on Wednesday, July 31, 2002.
Ms. Coulter converted to Judaism in 1996, learned Hebrew, and was working in New York as an assistant director of the Hebrew University's foreign students department. She arrived in Israel just one day before the bombing to accompany a group of 19 American students who arrived to attend classes at Hebrew University. Ms. Coulter was killed while having lunch with them in the cafeteria. Ms. Coulter, who is survived by her father and sister, was buried in Boston, Massachusetts. |
David Gritz // July 31, 2002David Gritz, 24, of Peru, Massachusetts, was one of nine people who were killed on Wednesday, July 31, 2002.
Mr. Gritz, a dual citizen of the United States and France, had arrived in Israel just two weeks before the bombing, to begin a graduate course in Jewish thought at the Hebrew University. He held a masters degree in political science and philosophy from the Sorbonne in Paris. Mr. Gritz, who is survived by his parents, was buried in Paris, France. |
David Ladowski // July 31, 2002David Ladowski, 29, of Jerusalem, Israel, was one of nine people who were killed on Wednesday, July 31, 2002.
Mr. Ladowski, a native of Argentina, immigrated to Israel in 1992. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in communications from Hebrew University in 1996 and then completed army service as an academic officer. He served as a broadcast supervisor in the Israel Ministry of Communications until January 2001, when he joined the Israel Foreign Ministry diplomatic cadet program, while pursuing a master’s degree in public administration. On the day of the bombing, he had gone to the university to submit his last paper. Mr. Ladowski, who is survived by his parents, a sister, and a brother, was buried in Netanya, Israel. |
Levina Shapira // July 31, 2002Levina Shapira, 53, of Jerusalem, Israel, was one of nine people who were killed on Wednesday, July 31, 2002.
Ms. Shapira, a native of Jerusalem, who had worked at Hebrew University for thirty-three years, was in charge of the university office that is responsible for the registration of students. At the time of her death, she was in the cafeteria having lunch with her friend and co-worker, Daphna Spruch, who also was killed in the bombing. Ms. Shapira, who is survived by her husband, daughter, and two sons, was buried in Jerusalem, Israel. |
Daphna Spruch // July 31, 2002Daphna Spruch, 61, of Jerusalem, Israel, was one of nine people who were killed on Wednesday, July 31, 2002.
Ms. Spruch was employed at Hebrew University as an information systems coordinator. At the time of the bombing, she was in the cafeteria having lunch with her friend and co-worker Levina Shapira, who also was killed in the bombing. Ms. Spruch, who is survived by her husband and three children, was buried in Jerusalem, Israel. |
