Il est courant de présenter le terrorisme comme la conséquence de l’occupation des territoires par les Israéliens. Outre que le terrorisme du Hamas s’est poursuivi après le désengagement israélien de 2005, ce qui a provoqué l’embargo israélien et le blocus conjoint avec l’Egype, il est à noter que le terrorisme n’a pas diminué entre 1948 et 1967 où il a sévi durant 15 des ces 19 années. Pourtant Gaza était administré par l’Egypte et la Cisjordanie appartenait à la Jordanie.
La liste des principaux attentats sur cette période figure ci-dessous
Jan 1, 1952 – Jerusalem - 7 armed terrorists attacked and killed a 19 year-old girl in her home, in the neighborhood of Beit Yisrael.
June 9, 1953 - Lod and Hadera - Terrorists killed a resident of Lod, after throwing hand grenades and spraying gunfire in all directions. On the same night, another group of terrorists attacked a house in Hadera.
Jun 11, 1953 - Kfar Hess - Terrorists attacked a young couple in their home and shot them to death.
Mar 17, 1954 - Maale Akrabim - Terrorists ambushed a bus traveling from Eilat to Tel Aviv, opening fire at short range. The terrorists boarded the bus, and shot each passenger, one by one, murdering 11.
Jan 2, 1955 - Judean Desert - 2 hikers killed by terrorists.
Mar 24, 1955 – Patish - 1 young woman killed and 18 wounded when terrorists threw hand grenades and opened fire on a crowded wedding celebration.
Apr 7, 1956 – Ashkelon - 1 young woman killed when terrorists threw 3 hand grenades into her house.
Apr 7, 1956 - Kibbutz Givat Chaim - 2 killed when terrorists opened fire on a car.
Apr 11, 1956 - Shafrir (Kfar Chabad) - 3 children and 1 youth worker killed, and 5 injured, when terrorists opened fire on a synagogue full of children and teenagers.
Sep 12, 1956 - Ein Ofarim - Terrorists killed 3 Druze guards.
Sep 23, 1956 - Kibbutz Ramat Rachel - 4 archaeologists killed and 16 wounded when terrorists opened fire from a Jordanian position.
Oct 4, 1956 – Sdom - 5 Israeli workers killed.
Oct 9, 1956 - Neve Hadasah - 2 workers were killed in an orchard of the youth village.
Nov 8, 1956 - Terrorists opened fire on a train, attacked cars and blew up wells, in the north and center of Israel. 6 Israelis were wounded.
Feb 18, 1957 - Nir Yitzhak - 2 civilians killed by terrorist landmines.
Apr 16, 1957 - Kibbutz Mesilot - 2 guards killed by terrorists who infiltrated from Jordan.
May 29, 1957 - Kibbutz Kisufim - 1 killed and 2 wounded when their vehicle struck a landmine.
Aug 23, 1957 - Kibbutz Beit Govrin - 2 guards of the Israeli Mekorot water company killed.
Feb 11, 1958 - Kfar Yona - Terrorists killed a resident of Moshav Yanov.
Apr 5, 1958 - Tel Lachish - Terrorists lying in ambush shot and killed 2 people.
May 26, 1958 – Jerusalem - 4 Israeli police officers killed in a Jordanian attack on Mt. Scopus.
Nov 17, 1958 - Mt. of the Beatitudes | Syrian terrorists killed the wife of the British air attache in Israel, who was staying at the guesthouse of the Italian Convent.
Dec 3, 1958- Kibbutz Gonen - A shepherd killed and 31 civilians wounded in an artillery attack.
Feb 1, 1959 - Moshav Zavdiel - 3 civilians killed by a terrorist landmine.
Apr 27, 1959 – Masada - 2 hikers shot and killed at close range.
Apr 26, 1960 – Ashkelon - Terrorists killed a resident of the city.
Jan 1, 1965 - Palestinian terrorists attempted to bomb the National Water Carrier - the first attack carried out by the PLO's Fatah faction.
July 5, 1965 - Mitzpe Massua - A Fatah cell planted explosives near Beit Guvrin, and on the railroad tracks to Jerusalem near Kfar Battir.
May 16, 1966 - Northern Galilee region | 2 Israelis killed when their jeep hit a terrorist landmine. Tracks led into Syria.
Jul 13, 1966 – Almagor - 2 soldiers and 1 civilian killed when their truck struck a terrorist landmine.
