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Triangle

History; Israeli history

A color badge worn on the clothes of a concentration camp inmate that disclosed the reason for his incarceration. Green triangles were for criminals; yellow triangles were for ...

Karp Report (1984)

History; Israeli history

A committee headed by Judith Karp appointed in 1981 released a report in 1984 that concluded that police investigations into Arab complaints against Jewish settlers in the West ...

Perushim

History; Israeli history

A community of Ashkenazim, opponents of the Hasidim, organized in Jerusalem in 1816. They represented the traditional belief of the Talmud Sages: the validity of both the Written ...

Palestine National Congress

History; Israeli history

A congress for the Arab League held by Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser in September 1963. It called for the creation of the PLO and created the Palestine National Fund and ...

Kugel Decree

History; Israeli history

A decree that directed that every escaped officer and NCO prisoner of war who had not been put to work, with the exception of British and American prisoners of war, should on ...

Dovecote Operation

History; Israeli history

A defensive plan created in 1970 for a possible attack from Egypt. However, when Egypt did attack in 1973, the plan was insufficient to hold back the massive offensive.