On Feb. 2, 1978, JTA reported that Palestinian terrorists had sabotaged Israeli exports and poisoned Jaffa oranges with mercury.
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The poisoned oranges were discovered in the Netherlands, where 5 Dutch children were poisoned.
Sadly, this was the first of several incidents through 1988.
Archive Notes: In 2008, two Palestinians were arrested in a plot to poison Israeli patrons at a falafel joint in Ramat Gan.
Hat tip: Twitter user @jewishevents
Image: Israel Government Press Office (GPO). Jaffa Oranges being loaded into hold of a ship in port at Ashdod. Moshe Milner, 11 January 1971.
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