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'''Wasfi al-Tal''' (also '''Wasfi Tel''') (1919 - November 28, 1971) ({{lang-ar|وصفي التل}}) was [[List of Prime Ministers of Jordan|Prime Minister of Jordan]] for three separate terms. He was assassinated by the [[Black September (group)|Black September]] unit of the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] in 1971.
'''Wasfi al-Tal''' (also '''Wasfi Tel''') (1919 - November 28, 1971) ({{lang-ar|وصفي التل}}) was [[List of Prime Ministers of Jordan|Prime Minister of Jordan]] for three separate terms. In 1971, he was assassinated by the [[Black September (group)|Black September]] unit of the [[Palestine Liberation Organization]] outside a Cairo hotel, after which the assassins reportedly licked his blood off the pavement.<ref>[http://www.tnr.com/book/review/kai-bird-mandelbaums-gate?page=0,3 Fallible Memory, [[Benny Morris]]]</ref>


Al-Tal was prime minister and defense minister during the [[Black September in Jordan|Black September]] uprising by [[Palestinians]] in 1970. He earned the particular ire of PLO leaders for his role in repressing the revolt.
Al-Tal was prime minister and defense minister during the [[Black September in Jordan|Black September]] uprising by [[Palestinians]] in 1970. He earned the ire of PLO leaders for his role in repressing the revolt.


==Assassination==
==Assassination==
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[[Image:HabisAlMajali&WasfiAlTall.jpg|300px|thumb|Field marshal [[Habis Al-Majali]] and Wasfi Al-Tal]]
On November 28, 1971, four [[Black September (group)|Black September]] gunmen assassinated al-Tal in the lobby of the Sheraton Cairo Hotel in [[Egypt]] while he was attending an [[Arab League]] summit in the city.<ref name="rubin">{{cite book |title=Revolution until victory?: the politics and history of the PLO |last=Rubin |first=Barry M. |authorlink=Barry Rubin |year=1994 |pages=37–38 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zbQKILIgAwQC&pg=PA37&dq=Wasfi+al-Tal+black+september&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=9C7iS-u0LI36zATPn6TQCQ&cd=17#v=onepage&q=Wasfi%20al-Tal%20black%20september&f=false |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=An encyclopedic dictionary of conflict and conflict resolution, 1945-1996 |last=Jessup |first=John E. |year=1998 |page=77 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=jh3Q5F7BaB8C&pg=PA77&dq=Wasfi+al-Tal+black+septemberlr=&as_brr=3ei=oS7iS_eyIIPMzgTDlKzTCQ&cd=2#v=onepage&q=Wasfi%20al-Tal%20black%20september&f=false |accessdate=}}</ref> As al-Tal lay dying, "one of the assassins knelt and lapped with his tongue the blood flowing across the marble floor."<ref>{{cite news |title=All you need is love: How the terrorists stopped terrorism |author=Bruce Hoffman |newspaper=The Atlantic |date=December 2001 |url=http://www.theatlantic.com/past/issues/2001/12/hoffman.htm }}</ref> Tal's reported last words were, "They've killed me. Murderers, they believe only in fire and destruction."<ref name="lastwords">{{cite book |title=Out of the Middle East: the emergence of an Arab global business |last=Shair |first=Kamal A. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2006 |page=240 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QjgMqGK1YUCpg=PA240lpg=PA240dq=%22They%27ve+killed+me.+Murderers,+they+believe+only+in+fire+and+destruction%22&source=bl&ots=9Rit_VOix-&sig=V4lnij_-EUnxC44KNRT-DV5iNMM&hl=en&ei=-DLiS5WcGMX_lger9fmyAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22They%27ve%20killed%20me.%20Murderers%2C%20they%20believe%20only%20in%20fire%20and%20destruction%22&f=false |accessdate=}}</ref>
On November 28, 1971, four [[Black September (group)|Black September]] gunmen assassinated al-Tal in the lobby of the Sheraton Cairo Hotel in [[Egypt]] while he was attending an [[Arab League]] summit in the city.<ref name="rubin">{{cite book |title=Revolution until victory?: the politics and history of the PLO |last=Rubin |first=Barry M. |authorlink=Barry Rubin |year=1994 |pages=37–38 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=zbQKILIgAwQC&pg=PA37&dq=Wasfi+al-Tal+black+september&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=9C7iS-u0LI36zATPn6TQCQ&cd=17#v=onepage&q=Wasfi%20al-Tal%20black%20september&f=false |accessdate=}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=An encyclopedic dictionary of conflict and conflict resolution, 1945-1996 |last=Jessup |first=John E. |year=1998 |page=77 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=jh3Q5F7BaB8C&pg=PA77&dq=Wasfi+al-Tal+black+septemberlr=&as_brr=3ei=oS7iS_eyIIPMzgTDlKzTCQ&cd=2#v=onepage&q=Wasfi%20al-Tal%20black%20september&f=false |accessdate=}}</ref> As al-Tal lay dying, "one of the assassins knelt and lapped with his tongue the blood flowing across the marble floor."<ref>{{cite news |title=All you need is love: How the terrorists stopped terrorism |author=Bruce Hoffman |newspaper=The Atlantic |date=December 2001 |url=http://www.theatlantic.com/past/issues/2001/12/hoffman.htm }}</ref> Tal's reported last words were, "They've killed me. Murderers, they believe only in fire and destruction."<ref name="lastwords">{{cite book |title=Out of the Middle East: the emergence of an Arab global business |last=Shair |first=Kamal A. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2006 |page=240 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=QjgMqGK1YUCpg=PA240lpg=PA240dq=%22They%27ve+killed+me.+Murderers,+they+believe+only+in+fire+and+destruction%22&source=bl&ots=9Rit_VOix-&sig=V4lnij_-EUnxC44KNRT-DV5iNMM&hl=en&ei=-DLiS5WcGMX_lger9fmyAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22They%27ve%20killed%20me.%20Murderers%2C%20they%20believe%20only%20in%20fire%20and%20destruction%22&f=false |accessdate=}}</ref>


Tal was the first victim of the newly formed Black September Organization, a more militant offshoot of the Palestinian militant organization [[Fatah]]. Ultimately, his assassins were released on low bail and allowed to leave Egypt. [[Yasser Arafat]], Fatah's leader, claimed responsibility for the killing.<ref name="rubin"/>
Tal was the first victim of the newly formed Black September Organization, a more militant offshoot of the Palestinian militant organization [[Fatah]]. His assassins were released on low bail and allowed to leave Egypt. [[Yasser Arafat]], Fatah's leader, claimed responsibility for the killing.<ref name="rubin"/>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Prime Ministers of Jordan]]
*[[List of Prime Ministers of Jordan]]
*[[Palestinian political violence]]


==Notes==
==References==
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Wasfi al-Tal
وصفي التل
Wasfi al-Tal with Haider Mahmoud in the 1960's
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
28 January 1962 – 2 December 1963
MonarchHussein
Preceded byBahjat al-Talhouni
Succeeded bySamir al-Rifai
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
1965–1967
MonarchHussein
Preceded byBahjat al-Talhouni
Succeeded byHussein ibn Nasser
Prime Minister of Jordan
In office
29 September 1970 – 28 November 1971
MonarchHussein
Preceded byAhmad Toukan
Succeeded byAhmad al-Lawzi
Personal details
Born
Wasfi Mustapha Wahbi al-Tal

1919
Ajloun, Jordan
DiedNovember 28, 1971
Cairo, Egypt
SpouseSaida al-Jaberi
OccupationTeacher, Envoy
ProfessionNatural Sciences

Wasfi al-Tal (also Wasfi Tel) (1919 - November 28, 1971) (Template:Lang-ar) was Prime Minister of Jordan for three separate terms. In 1971, he was assassinated by the Black September unit of the Palestine Liberation Organization outside a Cairo hotel, after which the assassins reportedly licked his blood off the pavement.[1]

Al-Tal was prime minister and defense minister during the Black September uprising by Palestinians in 1970. He earned the ire of PLO leaders for his role in repressing the revolt.

Assassination

Field marshal Habis Al-Majali and Wasfi Al-Tal

On November 28, 1971, four Black September gunmen assassinated al-Tal in the lobby of the Sheraton Cairo Hotel in Egypt while he was attending an Arab League summit in the city.[2][3] As al-Tal lay dying, "one of the assassins knelt and lapped with his tongue the blood flowing across the marble floor."[4] Tal's reported last words were, "They've killed me. Murderers, they believe only in fire and destruction."[5]

Tal was the first victim of the newly formed Black September Organization, a more militant offshoot of the Palestinian militant organization Fatah. His assassins were released on low bail and allowed to leave Egypt. Yasser Arafat, Fatah's leader, claimed responsibility for the killing.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Fallible Memory, Benny Morris
  2. ^ a b Rubin, Barry M. (1994). Revolution until victory?: the politics and history of the PLO. pp. 37–38.
  3. ^ Jessup, John E. (1998). An encyclopedic dictionary of conflict and conflict resolution, 1945-1996. p. 77.
  4. ^ Bruce Hoffman (December 2001). "All you need is love: How the terrorists stopped terrorism". The Atlantic.
  5. ^ Shair, Kamal A. (2006). Out of the Middle East: the emergence of an Arab global business. p. 240. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)


Preceded by Prime Minister of Jordan
1962–1963 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Jordan
1965–1967 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Jordan
1970–1971 		Succeeded by

References

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