. ▁Their ▁activities ▁r anged ▁from ▁placing ▁inc endi ary ▁bomb s ▁in ▁vehicles ▁owned ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁National ▁Gu id ance ▁Committee , ▁an ▁assault ▁on ▁Palest in ian ▁students ▁at ▁a ▁college ▁in ▁Heb ron , ▁and ▁an ▁operation ▁that ▁nearly ▁succeeded ▁in ▁blow ing ▁up ▁the ▁D ome ▁of ▁the ▁Rock ▁Mos que ▁on ▁the ▁Temple ▁Mount / H aram ▁al ▁Sh ar if . ▁An ▁attempt ▁to ▁bo oby - t rap ▁a ▁bus ▁that ▁transport ed ▁Palest in ian ▁workers ▁in ▁East ▁Jerusalem ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁the ▁Shin ▁Bet ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁and ▁the ▁expos ure ▁of ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁bus ▁bomb ing ▁operation ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁crack down ▁and ▁tri als ▁which ▁effectively ▁ended ▁the ▁group ' s ▁operations . ▁The ▁idea ▁also ▁circul ated ▁that ▁acts ▁of ▁terror ▁against ▁Palest ini ans ▁would ▁hast en ▁their ▁exit ▁from ▁their ▁hom eland . ▁The ▁movement ▁rejected ▁the ▁dem ocr atic ▁found ations ▁of ▁Israel . ▁ ▁Oper ations ▁ ▁Car - b omb ings ▁of ▁the ▁may ors ▁Men ach em ▁Liv ni ▁built ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁bomb s ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁attacks . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁group ▁carried ▁out ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁terror ▁attacks , ▁including ▁car ▁bomb ▁attacks ▁against ▁Palest in ian ▁officials . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁these ▁attacks , ▁two ▁senior ▁Palest in ian ▁figures ▁were ▁ma im ed ▁for ▁life : ▁Bass am ▁Sh ak aa