i wouldn't be asking if i knew.....this is a dumb site:^p

Some of Thomas Friedman's most influential columns include his coverage on the 1982 Israeli invasion of Lebanon and his coverage on the Sabra and Shatila massacre.

America commemorates the 9/11 attacks every year while the Palestinians commemorate The Sabra and Shatila Refugee Camp Massacre that took place between 15 to 18 September 1982. It is considered the bloodiest single atrocity committed against the Palestinian people in living history. Similar in magnitude to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the US, which left close to 3000 innocent people dead, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross, more than 2,750 Palestinian men, women and children were massacred by Lebanese Christians in the Sabra and Shatila camps in Beirut while the city was occupied by the Israeli army.

There were numerous Palestinian Refugee Camps that were involved in the Lebanese Civil War. One of the darkest moments of the Lebanese Civil War was when the Israeli military assisted the Christians Falangists massacre the Palestinian Refugee Camps of Sabra and Shatila.

Shatila refugee camp was created in 1949.