1994 London Israeli Embassy attack
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 The attack site | |
| Date | 26 July 1994 |
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| Location | London |
| Coordinates | 51°30′10.44″N 0°11′20.76″W / 51.5029000°N 0.1891000°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Blamed on | Jawad Botmeh, Samar Alami |
| Type | 40px car bomb |
| Injured (non-fatal) | 20 |
| Exposed by | Annie Machon, David Shayler |
| Interest of | Paul Foot |
| Description | A bombing which was blamed by the authorities on Palestinian students, but which MI5 whistleblower Annie Machon says was a false flag attack by Mossad to undermine support for the Palestinians. |
The Israeli Embassy in London was subjected to a bombing attack on 26 July 1994, eight days after the AMIA bombing in Argentina. A car bomb exploded outside the embassy, injuring 20 people. The bomb comprised about 20 to 30 pounds of explosive, and blew up minutes after the driver left it.
The Israeli Ambassador and British intelligence experts blamed pro-Iranian extremists, allegedly linked to Hezbollah. Thirteen hours later a similar car bomb exploded outside Balfour House, the headquarters of the main Zionist organisation in London, injuring six.
Five Palestinians were arrested in London in January 1995 in connection with the bombings. In December 1996, two of them, both Palestinian science graduates who were educated in the UK, Jawad Botmeh and Samar Alami, were convicted of "conspiracy to cause explosions". They were sentenced to 20 years in jail, and lost their appeal in 2001. Nobody has been convicted for the actual bombings.
Jawad Botmeh was released from prison on 5 August 2008. Samar Alami was released in June 2009 and deported to Lebanon. Both continue to protest their complete innocence of any crime. Their UK solicitor Gareth Pierce is also emphatic about their innocence and that their case represents a gross miscarriage of justice[1], as did campaigning journalist, the late Paul Foot.[2] Annie Machon, MI5 whistleblower states that the two were framed, probably by Mossad, as a means of stemming sympathy for the Palestinian cause.
Related Documents
| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:InfiniteInjustice.pdf | report | July 2002 | Editorial staff | A detailed report on the background and status of the convictions of Jawad Botmeh and Samar Alami following the rejection of their appeal in November 2001. |
| File:Israeli Embassy Bomb Appeal book.pdf | report | January 2001 | Daniel Guedalla | A case that Samar Alami and Jawad Botmeh were framed for the 1994 London Israeli Embassy bombings and that their trial was a cover-up of a false flag attack. |
| File:Israeli embassy case.pdf | book extract | 1 January 2005 | Annie Machon | Chapter 14 of Machon's "Spies, Lies and Whistleblowers" which focuses on the 1994 London Israeli Embassy attack |
| File:JusticeDenied.pdf | report | 1999 | Daniel Guedalla | A report written in 1999 in the run up to the unsuccessful appeal by Samar and Jawad against their conspiracy convictions. Includes a preface by Paul Foot. |
The Official Culprits
| Name |
|---|
| Jawad Botmeh |
| Samar Alami |
External Links
- Israel's London embassy bombed – Report on the incident by the BBC
- The bomber who never was - Robert Fisk - The Independent 26 November 1998
- Embassy bombing appeal is stalled - Robert Fisk - The Independent 30 November 1998
- Freedom and Justice for Samar and Jawad campaign site
References
- ↑ The Israeli Embassy Two - a gross miscarriage of justice - Annie Machon blog June 2011
- ↑ The Extraordinary Campaigner - The Guardian 12 October 2004. "The world will be a less just place without the tireless campaigning of Paul Foot"
