Sicarii (1989)

This article is about the 1989 terrorist group. For group of Hebrew zealots who opposed the Roman occupation of Judea, see Sicarii. For other meanings of the word, see Sicarius (disambiguation). For the Haredi gang, see Sikrikim. For the laws concerning the usurping occupant of lands in Judea, see Sicaricon (Jewish law).

Sicarii is an inactive Jewish Terrorist group formed in 1989 in Israel. They took their name from the Sicarii, a group of Jewish zealots who opposed roman occupation of Judea, and stabbed people that collaborated with the Romans.

They were a shadowy, underground cell that claimed responsibility for multiple arsons and graffiti attacks of leftist Jewish political figures considered sympathetic to the plight of Palestinians. They also claimed responsibility for the shooting by a lone gunman of four Arabs outside Jerusalem's walled old city on April 10, 1989. It was unknown whether the Sicarii were an organized group or a loose alliance of isolated extremists.

Their goal was to send a message to Israeli politicians that there would be opposition to any process of rapprochement with the Palestine Liberation Organization. They attacked predominantly Jewish targets in order to attract more attention to their cause, as attacks on Arabs would have a smaller effect. Their targets were predominantly left-wing politicians, but not exclusively.

In March 1989, the Jerusalem Post described the Sicarii as "the most sought-after under group in Israel today". In one telephone call, a member claimed allegiance to the Kach political party of US-born Rabbi Meir Kahane, which was outlawed as racist in 1988.