LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 8, 2002

• Hamas - Palestine terrorist suicide bombing
• Sheffield Club - Rishon LeZion, Israel - Jews

The front page has a headline: "Bombing Sends Sharon Home" with subhead: "Bombing Kills 16 in Club Near Tel Aviv" and related photo. More inside.
Complete with all sections (100+ pages), great condition.

Background: The May 7, 2002 bombing of the Sheffield Club in Rishon LeZion, Israel—a Hamas suicide attack using a bomb packed with shrapnel that killed 15 civilians and injured 55 others—stands as a stark turning point in the Second Intifada, illustrating the devastating shift toward targeting everyday civilian leisure spaces. Beyond its immediate human cost and structural destruction, the attack carried major diplomatic consequences, forcing Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to abruptly cut short a high-level summit with U.S. President George W. Bush in Washington, D.C. Coming just weeks after the end of Operation Defensive Shield, the bombing underscored the fragility of regional security, demonstrated Hamas's ongoing capability to inflict severe mass-casualty attacks inside major Israeli cities, and sparked swift military retaliation that further derailed international peace negotiations.