The Doctor Of Death - Baruch Goldstein (The Cave Of The Patriarchs Massacre)

Benjamin (Baruch) Goldstein was born in Brooklyn, New York City in 1956. During his elementary years he would attend a yeshiva and in his adult years became aware of an Israeli Zionist radical, known as Rabbi Meir Kahane who founded the right wing organization, the Jewish Defense League. Goldstein knew Kahane well from radio broadcasts proclaiming his prejudices towards Arab’s and believing Israel should be a Jewish home state specifically designed for Jews only. Goldstein did whatever he could to help the organization out. By 1983, he immigrated to Israel. There he would live in a home near Hebron in a town called Kiryat Arba. During the mid 1980’s, Baruch Goldstein would service in the Israeli Army as it’s head medical officer.

In 1990, Kahane was assassinated, amd would leave a profoundly altering effect om Goldstein's life from there om. Crushed by his 'Kahane's death, he vowed to avenge it, tenfold. On February 25, 1994, the day of Purim, Goldtsiem would wear his military uniform and enter the The Cave of the Patriarchs. The site is considered the second holiest site in all of the Jewish world, after the Temple Mount. It is located south of the West Bank in Hebron. Known to Muslims as the “Sanctuary if Abraham”. Approximately over 800 people attended the holy sanctuary when Goldstein opened fire on the large mass of humanity,. When it was famished 29 people, mainly Arabs were killed and over 125 were wounded. Goldstein was killed by the ensuing angry mob. Many survivors would later claim, that Goldstein wasn't alone during the shooting and that other Israeli soldiers had participated.