Sicarii (1989)
סיקריים | |
| Formation | 1989 |
|---|---|
| Type | Terrorist group |
| Purpose | Protesting the outlawing of Kach Party in 1988, and opposition to the Israeli-Palestinian peace process |
| Location | |
| Methods | Graffiti, Arson, Death Threats, Murder |
Sicarii (Daggermen) was a Jewish terrorist group active in Israel that took responsibility for a series of terrorist attacks between 1989 and 1990 on Palestinians and Jewish political and media figures sympathetic to the plight of Palestinians. They named themselves after the ancient Sicarii rebels, a group of Jewish zealots who opposed the Roman occupation of Judaea.
It is unknown whether the Sicarii were an organized group or a loose alliance of isolated extremists.
In March 1989, The Jerusalem Post described the Sicarii as "the most sought-after under group in Israel today". In one telephone call, a member claimed they "identified" with the Kach political party of Rabbi Meir Kahane, which was outlawed as racist in 1988. Investigation failed to identify the members of the group or to identify the culprits in the attacks that the group claimed responsibility for.