Mahane Yehuda Market

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Oranges and judaica at Mahaneh Yehuda Market

Mahaneh Yehuda Market (Hebrew: שוק מחנה יהודה‎, Shuk Makhaneh Yehuda), often referred to as the 'Shuk', is an outdoor marketplace in central Jerusalem, stretching between Jaffa Road and Agrippas Street. Apart from fresh fruits and vegetables, one can purchase baked goods, fish, meat, prepared food, spices, clothing and shoes, housewares, textiles and even Judaica.^[1] On Thursdays and Fridays, the marketplace is bustling with shoppers stocking up for Shabbat. ^[2]

[edit] Terrorist attacks

On July 30, 1997, 16 people were killed and 178 wounded in two consecutive suicide bombings. ^[3]

On April 12, 2002, seven people killed by a woman suicide bomber who detonated a powerful bomb at a bus stop on Jaffa road near the entrance to Mahaneh Yehuda. Another 104 people were injured in the blast, among them nine Arabs. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.

[edit] References

^ Kordova, Shoshana. "Playing the Market / Mahaneh Yehuda", Haaretz, 2005-02-28. Retrieved on 2008-02-13.
^ http://www.jafi.org.il/education/noar/sites/shuk.htm Mahane Yehuda] Department for Jewish Zionist Education
^ Victims of Mahane Yehuda Bombing Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs

http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2799089-mahane_yehuda_market_jerusalem-i Mahane Yehuda Market] Yahoo Travel

v • d • e Jaffa Road

Places:
1. Central Bus Station \| 2. Planned Israel Railways station \| 3. Mahane Yehuda Market \| 4. Klal Center \| 5. Ben Yehuda Street \| 6. Nahlat Shiva \| 7. Generali Building \| 8. Safra Square - City Hall \| 9. Old City \| 10. Mamilla \| 11. Jaffa Gate/Tower of David
Squares:
A. Davidka Square \| B. Zion Square \| C. Tzahal Square