Home > Back to Search Results >
1981 Bombing of Lebanon (Beirut)... PLO...
1981 Bombing of Lebanon (Beirut)... PLO...
Item # 717195
July 18, 1981
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1981
* Bombing of Beirut, Lebanon
* Israeli warplanes bombardment
* Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
* Lebanese Civil War - Palestinian insurgency
The top of the front page has a nice headline: "ISRAELIS BOMB BEIRUT IN RAIDS AGAINST THE P.L.O. IN LEBANON; 123 REPORTED DEAD, 550 INJURED" with subheads and two related photos. (see images) More inside.
Complete with 32 pages, nice condition.
AI notes: On July 17, 1981, a car bomb exploded in Beirut’s Fakhani district, killing over 80 people and injuring more than 200, targeting a PLO office. While no group claimed responsibility, the attack was widely suspected to be carried out by or with support from Israel, as part of its covert campaign against the PLO during the Lebanese Civil War.
Category: The 20th Century
Available Now
$67.00
