1990 Temple Mount killings

The 1990 Temple Mount killings, or the Al Aqsa Massacre, also known as Black Monday,[1][2][3] took place in the Al-Aqsa compound on the Temple Mount, Jerusalem at 10:30 am on Monday, October 8, 1990, before Zuhr prayer during the third year of the First Intifada. Following a decision by the Temple Mount Faithful to lay the cornerstone for the Temple, mass riots erupted,[4] In the ensuing clashes, 17 Palestinians died,[a] more than 150 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli security forces, and more than 20 Israeli civilians and police were wounded by Palestinians.[6] United Nations Security Council Resolution 672, which was rejected by Israel, "condemned especially the acts of violence committed by the Israeli security forces" and United Nations Security Council Resolution 673 urged that Israel reconsider its refusal to allow United Nations Secretary-General Javier Pérez de Cuéllar to carry out an investigation.[7]

  1. ^ Fabrico, Roberto (December 2, 1990). "A City Divided: Jerusalemites once again have fallen victim to religious hatred and strife". Sun Sentinel. Sun-Sentinel.com.
  2. ^ United Nations Commission of Human Rights (April 4, 2001). "Summary Record of the 19th Meeting" (PDF). Fifty-seventh session. United Nations. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
  3. ^ Reiter, Yitzhak (2008). Jerusalem and its role in Islamic solidarity. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 127. ISBN 9780230607828.
  4. ^ Inbari, Motti (2009). Jewish fundamentalism and the Temple Mount: who will build the Third Temple?. SUNY Press. pp. 79–80. ISBN 978-1-4384-2623-5.
  5. ^ Report 1991, p. 134.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference UNRep was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Report 1991, pp. 153–155.


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