| Hebrew University bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Second Intifada | |
 The site of the bombing, with a memorial to the victims in the foreground | |
  The attack site | |
| Native name | הפיגוע באוניברסיטה העברית |
| Location | Mount Scopus campus, Jerusalem |
| Coordinates | 31°47′33″N 35°14′44″E / 31.79250°N 35.24556°E |
| Date | 31 July 2002 c. 13:30 pm |
| Target | University cafeteria |
Attack type | School bombing, mass murder, terrorism |
| Weapon | Explosive device |
| Deaths | 9 civilians |
| Injured | ≈ 100 |
| Perpetrator | Hamas claimed of responsibility |
The Hebrew University bombing, also called the Hebrew University massacre,[1] was carried out by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on 31 July 2002 in a cafeteria at the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The attack killed 9 people, including 5 U.S. students, and injured about 100.[2][3] It was carried out by an East Jerusalem-based Hamas cell whose members are serving multiple life sentences in Israeli prisons for that attack and others.[4] The attack, which sparked a celebration in Gaza City,[5] was condemned by United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan and several countries.
In February 2015, a United States jury in the Federal District Court of Manhattan found the Palestinian Authority and the Palestinian Liberation Organization liable for having supported and helped to fund terror attacks in the 2000s and were ordered to pay damages in the amount of $218.5 million to victims of said attacks.[6]
- ^ Jaffe-Hoffman, Maayan (3 August 2019). "HU bomber terrorists received over $1.2 million in 'pay-for-slay' payments". Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Israel arrests suspects in university bombing" Archived 6 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine, CNN.com; accessed 23 February 2015.
- ^ Remembering Israel's campus blast, BBC.co.uk, 30 July 2003.
- ^ Hebrew U. marks five years since campus bombing, Jerusalem Post 31 July 2007
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
lawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Damages awarded in terror case against Palestinian groups, nytimes.com; accessed 24 February 2015.