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Kafr Qasim Massacre

President Isaac Herzog addresses the memorial for the victims of the 1956 massacre in Kafr Qasim, October 29, 2021. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
October 29, 2021, 4:33 pm
President attends Kafr Qasim memorial, apologizes for 1956 massacre
Speaking partially in Arabic, Herzog becomes second head of state to attend annual event marking police slaying of 48 Arabs, day after Knesset votes down bill taking responsibility
By ToI Staff
President Isaac Herzog attends an event in northern Israel, on October 11, 2021. (David Cohen/Flash90)
October 28, 2021, 11:13 pm
Herzog to speak at memorial for 1956 Kafr Qasim massacre
President will be second head-of-state, after Rivlin, to attend annual event commemorating killing of 48 Arab Israelis by Border Police
By ToI Staff
Meretz MK Issawi Frej, left, speaks during a plenum session at the Knesset in Jerusalem on May 23, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 27, 2021, 5:04 pm
Bill to memorialize Kafr Qasim massacre toppled as Arab MKs trade accusations
Doomed Joint List proposal would have seen state take responsibility for event; Meretz minister accuses opposition party of exploiting incident to embarrass coalition’s Arabs
By Aaron Boxerman
Arab Israelis march in Kafr Qasim to commemorate a 1956 massacre by Israel Border Police on Thursday, October 29, 2020 (Credit: Yousef Jabareen)
October 29, 2020, 6:21 pm
Hundreds march through Kafr Qasim to mark 64th anniversary of massacre
Knesset again strikes down Joint List legislation proposing official state recognition of responsibility for the 1956 killing of 48 Arab Israelis
By Aaron Boxerman
Hundreds marching through Kafr Qasim on October 29, 2019, to mark the 1956 massacre in which Border Police shot and killed 48 Arab Israelis. (Joint List)
October 29, 2019, 2:15 pm
Hundreds march through Kafr Qasim to mark 63rd anniversary of massacre
Joint List MK Aida Touma-Sliman calls on Israel to take responsibility for 1956 incident in which Border Police shot and killed 48 Arab Israelis
By Adam Rasgon
MK Ahmad Tibi at his office at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on November 3, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
December 24, 2016, 7:33 am
Ahmad Tibi urges Israelis not to ‘live by the sword’
Veteran Arab MK argues if Palestinian state established, Hamas can become state-like, admits Joint List must ‘internalize’ criticism from constituency after skipping Peres’s funeral, believes al-Aqsa is ‘in danger’
By Dov Lieber
Members of the Joint (Arab) List lead a rally in Kafr Kassem, commemorating 60 years since Israeli border police committed a massacre in the village. The sign reads, 'We will not forget, nor forgive.' (Joint List Spokesperson)
November 1, 2016, 1:37 pm
60 years on in Kafr Kassem, a massacre ‘still bleeds’
Israeli, Arab officials mark anniversary of incident together but some say its root causes, like the idea of Jewish chosenness, have yet to be addressed
By Dov Lieber
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