It was August 1 2009, in Israel's largest city, Tel Aviv. The weather was over 30C, even though it was approaching 11pm. The Aguda building Bar-Noar, which housed the Tel Aviv Gay and Lesbian Association, is a restored Bauhaus building in Meir Park in the city centre. As always, the centre was attended by gay teenagers who participated in social activities and listened to music. This evening, several young people gathered for a Youth Get Together event, a weekly support group for homosexuals. Suddenly, the event was abruptly interrupted when a masked man dressed entirely in black entered the centre. Then everything became chaos. The man carrying an automatic weapon began to open fire, shooting randomly at the youths. They desperately tried to hide under a bed and some tables, but avoiding the perpetrator's bullets was difficult because the centre was so small and had only one terrace. After causing regular carnage, he fled on foot. Two people were left dead, and fifteen injured, six in critical condition.
Sources:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-shooting-idUSTRE5701V520090801
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/aug/02/three-killed-at-gay-teen-center/
https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-decade-on-parents-of-lgbt-center-shooting-victims-still-waiting-for-answers/
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-ml-israel-gay-shooting-080109-2009aug01-story.html
https://jweekly.com/2014/09/26/mom-of-slain-gay-israeli-tells-her-agony-to-activism-tale/
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-ml-israel-gay-shooting-080109-2009aug01-story.html
https://www.start.umd.edu/publication/types-minority-discrimination-and-terrorism
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/1468-4446.12799
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https://www.timesofisrael.com/police-said-to-obtain-new-evidence-in-2009-gay-youth-club-murders/
https://www.haaretz.com/2009-08-02/ty-article/police-still-hunting-for-tel-aviv-gay-center-gunman/0000017f-e881-dea7-adff-f9fbfcd80000
Music used in this episode
Israel By: TribeSoundRecords, https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/77142119-israel
O Come O Come Emmanuel By: soundsvisual, https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/75480618-o-come-o-come-emmanuel-piano-and-violins-version
Gunshot, Bus Interior, Slowed Pistol Fires, Metallic Bangs, Multiple Shots By: ProSoundEffects, https://www.pond5.com/sound-effects/item/116376888-gunshot-bus-interior-slowed-pistol-fires-metallic-bangs-mult
Dramatic Suspense: https://pixabay.com/music/suspense-dramatic-suspense-116798/ by https://pixabay.com/users/ashot-danielyan-composer-27049680/
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