Puerta de Tierra in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico — The Caribbean (The West Indies)
Masacre de Lod / Lod Massacre
30 de mayo de 1972 / May 30, 1972
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, June 7, 2023
1. Masacre de Lod / Lod Massacre Marker
Masacre de Lod
La Masacre de Lod representa el estallido de un nuevo tipo de terrorismo asesmo, marcada por un completa indefrencia hacia el ser humano, más allá de los confictos sociales, políticos, o religiosas, dando comienzo así a una nueva modalidad de violencia.
El 30 de mayo de 1972, tres terroristas apoyados por el Comando General del Frente Popular para la Liberación de Palestina, perpetraron una masacre en el aeropuerto de Lod, Israel, abriendo fuego contra los pasajeros que aguardaban su equipaje. El saldo de este trágico y cobarde atentado terrorista fue de setenta y ocho heridos y veintiséis muertos. Entre las victimas se encontraba un grupo de peregrinos puertorriqueños que, llenos de ilusiones, comenzaban un recorrido por Tierra Santa. Diecisiete de ellos muerion.
El recuerdo de estas almas benditas sigue vivo en la memoria de los sobrevivientes y en la memoria colectiva de los pueblos de Puerto Rico e Israel.
The Lod Airport massacre revealed the power of terrorist ideology to incite murder. A new form of violence, targeting civilian
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On May 30, 1972, three terrorists supported by the General Command of the Popular Front of the Liberation of Palestine, perpetuated a massacre at the Lod airport in Israel, firing indiscriminately against passengers waiting for their luggage. Among them was a group of Puerto Ricans eagerly awaiting pilgrimage in the Holy Land. This cowardly terrorist attack left seventy-eight wounded people, twenty six killed; seventeen were Puerto Ricans.
The memory of these blessed souls remain alive in the hearts of the survivors and in the collective memory of both nations, Puerto Rico and Israel.
Erected 2012.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, June 7, 2023
2. Masacre de Lod / Lod Massacre Marker
Location. 18° 27.966′ N, 66° 6.377′ W. Marker is in San Juan in Municipio de San Juan, Puerto Rico. It is in Puerta de Tierra. Marker is on Avenida de la Constitución (Puerto Rico Route 25) west of Calle Reverendo Gerardo Dávila, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Avenida de la Constitución 155, San Juan PR 00901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 6 Millones Asesinados / 6 Million Murdered (a few steps from this marker); Cronologia del Holocausto / Holocaust Timeline (a few steps from this marker); Ascenso del Partido Nazi / Rise of the Nazi Party (a few steps from this marker); Kristallnacht (a few steps from this marker); Guetos / Ghettos (a few steps from this marker); La Solución Final / The Final Solution (a few steps from this marker); Theodore Roosevelt (a few steps from this marker); Deportación / Deportation (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in San Juan.
Additional keywords. acts of terrorism
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, June 7, 2023
3. Masacre de Lod / Lod Massacre Marker
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones, June 7, 2023
4. Masacre de Lod / Lod Massacre Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 15, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 139 times since then and 42 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 15, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
