Ami Popper
Israeli mass murderer
Ami Popper (Hebrew: עמי פופר; born 2 June 1969 in Rishon Lezion) is an Israeli mass murderer and Jewish terrorist who committed the Oyoun Qara massacre on 20 May 1990, killing seven Palestinians at a bus stop in Rishon Lezion, Israel. Popper was arrested and charged with seven counts of murder for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment, later commuted to 40 years.
Background
Ami Popper was born in 1969 in Rishon Lezion, Israel, and had served in the Israel Defense Force (IDF) until he was dishonorably discharged. Reportedly, Popper was punished for inappropriate use of weapons during his military service, where he had attempted to commit suicide, for which he was imprisoned.
Murders
On May 20, 1990, Popper stole IDF uniform trousers, an IMI Galil, and five box magazines full of ammunition from his brother, an active-duty soldier. At around 6:15 a.m., Popper spotted a group of Palestinian Arab workers from the Gaza Strip at a bus stop in Rishon Lezion, who were waiting to be picked up from their laboring jobs in Israel. Suspecting they were Arab, he demanded to see their identity cards, and after confirming they were Arabs, he ordered them to line up in three rows, on their knees. A group of passengers in a passing car with Gaza plates were also stopped and forced to kneel with them. Popper then opened fire with the Galil rifle, killing 7 Palestinians immediately and a further 10/11 were wounded badly, before leaving the scene in his car. Palestinian reports allege that, on arriving at the scene, Israeli police proceeded to beat up the surviving victims.
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