It is interesting to see how certain events disappear from human memory as if by magic. If everyone (well, those who saw Munich) know that Black September is a terrorist organization, much less are aware that this is also the name of an event that can only recent events in perspective between Israel and Palestinians.
Returning in September 1970. Yasser Arafat called for the overthrow of the Hashemite monarchy in Jordan. Why? It is estimated that 75% of Jordanians are Palestinians one degree or another. Since the end of the 6 Day War and the capture of the West Bank, Arafat defeated fighters, the Fedayeen, as well as thousands of refugees came to Jordan. Arafat uses his host country as a rear base.
Meanwhile, King Hussein sought a compromise with Israel. He joined the Rodgers plan that involves the end of military operations against the Jewish state. But Fatah and the PFLP of George Hussein Habbachi feel betrayed the Palestinian cause. Early in 1970, reduced the activities of Hussein Fedayeen. Things will get worse quickly.
September 1, King escapes an assassination attempt. On 6, the four PFLP diverts airliner over Amman. Habbachi says "" All we wanted was to fight Israel and nothing else. But the Jordanian regime believed that our mere presence in the country represented a danger to him (...) For us, King Hussein was a leader reactionary leader of a reactionary state and therefore an obstacle. And to succeed in our revolution, we must remove this obstacle. " "
16, the king declared martial law
September 17, Hussein's Bedouin attack Fedayeen. The 1st Tank Division of the Jordanian army, headed by a cousin of King Sharif Zeid Ben Shaker bombarding refugee camps and the permanence of Palestinian organizations. After 10 days, the camps were razed and the Palestinians must find refuge in Lebanon.
Syria sends tanks to the border to help the Palestinians, but Hussein is seeking aid from the U.S. and anyone willing to prevent Syria to intervene. Israel responded by sending planes to simulate attacks against Syrian tanks. The Syrian army turned back, leaving the troops of Arafat.
September 27, Nasser managed to stop the hostilities.
. Arafat shall his salvation in taking refuge in Lebanon also, disguise and aided by the Sudanese President Noumeri.
The number of victims is unknown: it ranges from 3500 (Jordanian sources) and 10,000 (Palestinian sources).
Arguably, without much mistaken, the repression of Black September was significantly more deaths among the Palestinian intifada that time. Yet we never talk about in pro-Arafat and pro-Palestinian. Dictatorships of the Middle East who claim to help the Palestinians "victims of Zionist oppression" are also very discreet about it. When the media for them, a good killer of Palestinian can not be a Jew!
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