Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more
×

Sabra and Shatila

Teenagers hang out outside a computer store in Jish on August 5, 2024. (Canaan Lidor/Times of Israel)
August 7, 2024, 10:53 am
In Jish, an indigenous Christian minority defiantly stays in Hezbollah’s crosshairs
Instead of fleeing the Galilee, hundreds of Zionist Arameans are digging in as they brace for a major escalation
By Canaan Lidor
President Isaac Herzog attends the Ashmoret conference in Tel Aviv, January 24, 2023. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
January 25, 2023, 10:36 am
Herzog must threaten to resign as the government begins to enact a judicial overhaul
The president warned that Israelis are facing a struggle ‘that could consume us all’; with the Netanyahu coalition determined to remake the country, he will have to take a stand
By Shalom Yerushalmi
Two Palestinian women weep as they sit on the curb in the Sabra Palestinian refugee camp in West Beirut, Lebanon, September 19, 1982, after they found bodies of relatives. (AP Photo/Bill Foley)
September 18, 2020, 10:23 am
Journalist reckons with Israeli blame for Sabra and Shatila
38 years ago, hours before the Jewish new year, word arrived of bloodshed by an Israeli ally in Beirut. A reporter set off to Lebanon to seek out the truth
By Abraham Rabinovich
A scene from Ari Folman's 'Waltz with Bashir.' (Screenshot from YouTube)
August 29, 2019, 6:27 am
Jewish teacher in Scotland fired for screening Israeli film ‘Waltz with Bashir’
Court rejects Jonathan Guetta’s claims dismissal was anti-Semitic after he was removed for showing graphic scenes of Sabra and Shatila massacre from R-rated movie to 12-year-olds
By JTA
A screenshot from a sermon translated and transcribed by MEMRI of Abdelmohsen Abouhatab, a Philadelphia-based imam, making anti-Semitic statements.
March 9, 2019, 6:25 pm
Philadelphia imam calls Jews ‘vilest people’
Abdelmohsen Abouhatab of the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society live-streams anti-Semitic sermons on YouTube
By ToI Staff
Bashir Gemayel (CC-BY SA Georges Hayek/Wikimedia Commons)
October 20, 2017, 8:12 pm
Lebanese president Gemayel’s killer convicted, 35 years later
He was seen as a hero by many Lebanese Christians but hated by others in Lebanon for his cooperation with Israel
By AFP
President Reuven Rivlin pays his respects at a memorial ceremony marking two years since the death of late prime minister Ariel Sharon on February 26, 2016, at the family's Negev ranch. (Mark Neyman/GPO)
February 26, 2016, 10:33 pm
Rivlin remembers Sharon as man of principle, bold leader
At memorial to mark 2nd anniversary of PM’s death, president hails ‘brave commander ready to sacrifice everything’ for Israel
By Tamar Pileggi
A shared Facebook post, falsely claimed to be a photo of Arab Israelis celebrating the January 1, 2016, shooting attack at a Tel Aviv bar, which killed two and injured seven. The picture actually shows Palestinians in the Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in southern Lebanon celebrating the January 2014 death of Ariel Sharon. (Facebook)
January 3, 2016, 8:55 pm
Viral image of Arab Israelis celebrating TA attack is a fake
Photo shared on Facebook is actually of rejoicing in Lebanon over Ariel Sharon’s death in 2014
By ToI Staff
Ariel Sharon's casket outside the Knesset, Sunday, January 12, 2014 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 13, 2014, 5:22 am
Israel prepares to bid farewell to Ariel Sharon
Joe Biden lands at Ben Gurion for funeral; ceremonies to be held Monday at Knesset, Latrun, before burial at family farm in southern Israel
By ToI Staff
Ariel Sharon visiting the Western Wall in 2001. (photo credit: Nati Shohat, Flash90)
January 13, 2014, 2:34 am
Ariel Sharon, an old soldier who faded away
Eight long years separate the ex-PM’s exit from public life and his death, turning this week’s commemorations into a subdued affair
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Israeli soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade train in an urban warfare training at a training base, in southern Israel. (photo credit: Kobi Gideon / Flash90)
January 13, 2014, 1:22 am
Major IDF base to be named after Sharon
Army chief of staff accepts recommendation to dedicate training complex in the Negev to the deceased PM
By ToI Staff
Then opposition leader Ariel Sharon seen at the Mugrabi Gate en route to the Temple Mount, on 28 September 2000. Sharon visited with an escort of over 1,000 police officers. (Flash90)
January 12, 2014, 11:06 pm
Sharon was reviled by Arabs, but that’s not the whole story
To his death, he was widely hated as a war criminal, but some who came into direct contact with him conceived a certain grudging appreciation
By Avi Issacharoff
Palestinians hand out sweets as they celebrate the passing of former Israeli prime minister Ariel Sharon in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, January 11, 2014 (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
January 12, 2014, 2:20 pm
For Arab world, there was no late shift to peace by ‘butcher’ Sharon
Response to PM’s death in Middle East media focuses firmly on Sabra and Shatila massacre, opposition to Oslo peace process
By Elhanan Miller
Ariel Sharon's casket outside the Knesset, Sunday, January 12, 2014 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
January 12, 2014, 6:17 am
Sharon saluted outside Knesset as final funeral arrangements set
Netanyahu: He was ‘among the greatest’ military commanders in Jewish history; Joe Biden, other foreign dignitaries to attend funeral Monday, public also invited; Arab world joyful at death
By ToI Staff
Israelis hold placards bearing the slogan 'Arik, the people are with you,' during the Likud party primaries in 2003. (photo credit: Moshe Shai/Flash90)
January 11, 2014, 10:09 pm
Sharon’s secret: War record, tough reputation, personal charm
Those who wrote ‘the bulldozer’ off after Sabra and Shatila overlooked the appeal he had for straightforward, hardworking Israelis
By Mark Lavie
Load More
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Paying ToI Community members are invited to comment on articles
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By joining you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Join The Times of Israel Community
Only ToI Community members can comment below articles
Forgot your password? / Send me a login link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Join The Times of Israel Community
Commenting is available for paying members of The Times of Israel Community only. Please join our Community to comment and enjoy other Community benefits.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Confirm Mail
Thank you! Now check your email
You are now a member of The Times of Israel Community! We sent you an email with a login link to . Once you're set up, you can start enjoying Community benefits and commenting.
Back to top
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering allows you to manage your newsletters and alerts and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.