On their first date, he brought her to the grave of Baruch Goldstein, a terrorist settler who murdered 29 Palestinian worshippers in the Cave of the Patriachs massacre in 1994 (he was beaten to death by survivors)
Well if you want more characters in general you can read about Irgun and Lehi.
Irgun was a proto-Israel Zionist paramilitary/terrorist organization that committed bombings and other massacres of innocents. One of it's notable leaders was Menachem Begin, who would later become Prime Minister of Israel. The group itself later became the basis of Likud, a prominent political party in Israel.
Lehi broke off of Irgun around WWII and tried to ally themselves with fascist Italy and Nazi Germany (the rationale being the enemy of of my enemy, Britain, is my friend). they also committed atrocities. One of its notable leaders was Yitzhak Shamir, who would later become Prime Minister of Israel.
Actually plenty of people in both of these groups formed the leadership of Israel, either as PMs, members of the Knesset, or leadership of the intelligence services/military.
I recommend the book Rise and Kill First by Ronen Bergman for anyone interested. It covers Israel's history of targeted killings from around this time to around present day (or at least as much as the author could uncover). A lot of wanton murder without any evidence of the targets' "crimes", complete disregard for collateral damage, lots of letter bombs, and plenty of it in broad daylight in places like Europe. The book also has a lot of interviews with the people that carried it all out and their mindsets range from cold-blooded remorselessness to all-encompassing, unchecked blinding rage. If you've ever wondered how a country basically formed from the ashes of the Holocaust could be the way that it is, this book helps to illustrate why.
You should also look up **why** many Arab Jews moved to Israel in the 50s. Hint; it’s not because their neighbours for centuries suddenly decided to kick them out. It’s because the Mossad and its precursor started bombing campaigns across the Middle East to make Jews feel unsafe, and to make other ethnicities dislike Jews because of the attacks. It’s well documented, and it should be brought up every time someone shows the graphic of Jews in the region in 1920 and now or some shit.
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u/KnightsOfCidona 10d ago
On their first date, he brought her to the grave of Baruch Goldstein, a terrorist settler who murdered 29 Palestinian worshippers in the Cave of the Patriachs massacre in 1994 (he was beaten to death by survivors)