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1980 Antwerp attack
On 27 July 1980, Said Al Nasr, a Syria-born Palestinian, used grenades to attack a group of 40 Jewish children waiting with their families for a bus to take them to summer camp. One boy was killed and 20 other people were wounded in the attack.
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- Said Al Nasr
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1980 Hebron attack
On 2 May 1980, six Jews – three Israelis, two American Israelis, and one Canadian – were killed, and another 20 Jews were injured at 7:30 pm on a Friday night as they returned home from Sabbath prayer services at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron. Five of the six killed were yeshiva students aged 20–21.
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- Unknown
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1980 Nairobi hotel bombing
On 31 December 1980, New Year's Eve, a bomb exploded in The Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya. It partially destroyed the hotel, killing 20 people and wounding another 87.
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- Unknown
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1980 Paris synagogue bombing
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- Hassan Diab
- Where
- Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Attack on Congregation Shaare Tikvah
Congregation Shaare Tikvah: Vandals broke into the building and attempted to firebomb the bima and ark, but the synagogue's alarm system alerted the Prince George's County Police, who arrived within minutes, thwarting the attack and minimizing the damage.
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- Prince George's County Police
- Where
- Temple Hills, Maryland, United States
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Bombing of the Rue Copernic synagogue in Paris
A bomb exploded outside the Rue Copernic synagogue just as services ended, killing three people. The attack was eventually traced to Middle Eastern terrorism.
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- Middle Eastern terrorists
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- Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Government report accuses Jewish community over nuclear agreement
A document from a Brazilian government information service blamed the Jewish community for being among the chief opponents of the Brazil-Germany nuclear agreement, citing Jewish physicists who led the opposition.
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- Serviço de Informações do Ministério de Minas e Energia
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- Brazil
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Damage to the Corfu synagogue doors
During the Lebanon War, the doors of the synagogue in Corfu were damaged in one of several antisemitic incidents of the 1980s.
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- Unknown
- Where
- Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece
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Holocaust memorial in Larissa defaced
The Holocaust martyrs' memorial in Larissa was repeatedly defaced with antisemitic graffiti during the 1980s.
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- Unknown
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20th century departures of foreign nationals from Egypt
20th century departures of foreign nationals from Egypt: exodus of Europeans from Egypt.
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- Unknown
- Where
- Egypt
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