Dov Kalmanovich: Difference between revisions

On January 31, 1988, on his way home to Beit El, a Molotov cocktail was thrown at him by a terrorist.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jewish Settler Badly Wounded in Firebombing Near Ramallah |url=https://www.jta.org/archive/jewish-settler-badly-wounded-in-firebombing-near-ramallah |access-date=2022-11-17 |website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency |date=20 March 2015 |language=en-US}}</ref> Kalmanovich suffered third degree burns on 75% of his body.<ref name="articles.sun-sentinel.comSun Sentinel">{{cite news |last1=ChicagoTribune |date=1 February 1988 |title=Israelis End Beating Policy, Use Ammunition On Rioters |agency=Chicago Tribune |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-02-01/news/8801070675_1_west-bank-nablus-gaza-strip |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102002929/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1988-02-01/news/8801070675_1_west-bank-nablus-gaza-strip |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 2, 2014 |accessdate=1 November 2014 |ref=Chicago Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Singer |first1=David |title=American Jewish YearBook |date=1990 |publisher=Jewish Publication Society |isbn=0827603592 |page=428}}</ref> Roni Ozeri, a resident of nearby Psagot settlement, saw his body on fire and stopped and rolled Kalmanovich in the sand, thus saving his life. He was taken to Hadassah Hospital in serious condition. Despite his critical condition and the doctors' initial assessments, he survived and went through a long rehabilitation process.<ref name="Globe" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Hirshman |first1=Yechezkel |title=ONe Above and Seven Below |date=2007 |publisher=Mazo Publishers, 2007 |isbn=978-9657344385 |page=307}}</ref>

According to the [[Chicago Tribune]], reporting shortly after the attack, "Kalmanovich is the first Israeli civilian to be seriously injured in the unrest since it began."<ref name="articles.sun-sentinel.comSun Sentinel" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Broder |first1=Jonathan |date=2 February 1989 |title=Israeli Settlers Losing Patience |publisher=Chicago Tribune |url=httphttps://articleswww.chicagotribune.com/1988-/02-/02/news/8803270149_1_baniisraeli-naimsettlers-jeninlosing-palestinian-sourcespatience/ |accessdateaccess-date=1 November 2014}}</ref>

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