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Well poisoning is the act of malicious manipulation of potable water resources in order to cause illness or death, or to deny an opponent access to fresh water resources. Well poisoning has been historically documented as a strategy during wartime since antiquity, and was used both offensively (as a terror tactic to disrupt and depopulate a target area) and defensively (as a scorched earth tactic to deny an invading army sources of clean water). Rotting corpses (both animal and human) thrown down wells were the most common implementation; in one of the earliest examples of biological warfare, corpses known to have died from common transmissible diseases of the Pre-Modern era such as bubonic plague or tuberculosis were especially favored for well-poisoning.

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  • Als Brunnenvergiftung bezeichnet man die absichtliche Verunreinigung des lebensnotwendigen Grund- und Trinkwassers mit gesundheitsgefährdenden Schad- und Giftstoffen aller Art. Dies galt schon in der Antike, als trinkbares Wasser in Städten und Dörfern meist nur durch Brunnen zugänglich war, als schweres, die Allgemeinheit betreffendes Verbrechen und steht in Deutschland als Gewässerverunreinigung unter Strafe. Der Vorwurf der Brunnenvergiftung ist seit dem Mittelalter eines der beliebtesten antisemitischen Stereotype und diente insbesondere zu Zeiten der Großen Pest von 1347 bis 1350 der Legitimation von Judenverfolgungen. (de)
  • Envenenamiento de pozos es la contaminación deliberada de recursos de agua potable, con la finalidad de causar enfermedades o la muerte, o bien, de impedir el acceso a recursos de agua dulce a un oponente. El envenenamiento de pozos ha sido documentado históricamente como una estrategia de guerra. Se utilizó de dos maneras: ofensivamente (como táctica de terror para desorganizar y despoblar un área objetivo) y defensivamente (como táctica de tierra quemada para privar a un ejército invasor de fuentes de agua limpia). La forma más común empleada fue arrojando cadáveres putrefactos (tanto humanos como de animales) a los pozos. Por lo general, se utilizaban cuerpos de personas que hubieran fallecido de infecciones comunes de la era pre-moderna, tales como la peste bubónica o la tuberculosis, lo que acarreaba consecuencias similares a la de una guerra biológica. Adicionalmente, el envenenamiento de pozos fue una de las tres acusaciones más serias hechas en contra de judíos durante este periodo (siendo las otras dos la profanación de la hostia y el libelo de sangre). Acusaciones similares se les imputaron a coreanos viviendo en Japón tras el Gran terremoto de Kantō. En ambos casos las acusaciones nunca se fundamentaron, pero dieron lugar a persecuciones a gran escala y pogromos en contra del grupo acusado. (es)
  • L'empoisonnement de puits est un acte de manipulation malveillante des sources d'eau potable, afin de causer la mort ou la maladie, ou d'empêcher à un adversaire d'accéder à des ressources d'eau fraîche. * L'accusation d'empoisonnement des puits contre les Juifs fut l'une des plus souvent perpétrées contre eux au cours du Moyen Âge. * Une accusation d'empoisonnement de puits fut également portée envers les Coréens vivant au Japon dans le décours du grand tremblement de terre de Kantō de 1923. Ces accusations n'étaient pas davantage fondées mais menèrent aux mêmes conséquences, à savoir des violences menées contre cette minorité. (fr)
  • Well poisoning is the act of malicious manipulation of potable water resources in order to cause illness or death, or to deny an opponent access to fresh water resources. Well poisoning has been historically documented as a strategy during wartime since antiquity, and was used both offensively (as a terror tactic to disrupt and depopulate a target area) and defensively (as a scorched earth tactic to deny an invading army sources of clean water). Rotting corpses (both animal and human) thrown down wells were the most common implementation; in one of the earliest examples of biological warfare, corpses known to have died from common transmissible diseases of the Pre-Modern era such as bubonic plague or tuberculosis were especially favored for well-poisoning. Additionally, well poisoning was one of the three gravest antisemitic accusations made against Jews during the pre-modern period (the other two being host desecration and blood libel). Similar accusations were also made of Koreans living in Japan in the aftermath of the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake. In both cases the accusation was never substantiated, but did lead to wide-scale persecution and pogroms against the group so accused. (en)
  • A lenda do envenenamento dos poços derivou-se de uma acusação antissemita originada no século XIV, o mesmo da peste negra. Os judeus eram acusados em várias cidades da Europa de serem a causa das doenças e de envenenarem os poços de água, causando as mortes. Foram vítimas de pogroms. Cerca de 60 grandes cidades com comunidades judaicas e 150 comunidades judaicas menores foram vítimas de ataques. Casas foram queimadas, ocupantes foram mortos e também houve tortura. O presidente da câmara de Zwolle (Holanda), após o pogrom desse ano na sua cidade disse: "foram mortos pelo amor a Deus, com o fogo e pela espada". (pt)
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  • Als Brunnenvergiftung bezeichnet man die absichtliche Verunreinigung des lebensnotwendigen Grund- und Trinkwassers mit gesundheitsgefährdenden Schad- und Giftstoffen aller Art. Dies galt schon in der Antike, als trinkbares Wasser in Städten und Dörfern meist nur durch Brunnen zugänglich war, als schweres, die Allgemeinheit betreffendes Verbrechen und steht in Deutschland als Gewässerverunreinigung unter Strafe. Der Vorwurf der Brunnenvergiftung ist seit dem Mittelalter eines der beliebtesten antisemitischen Stereotype und diente insbesondere zu Zeiten der Großen Pest von 1347 bis 1350 der Legitimation von Judenverfolgungen. (de)
  • Envenenamiento de pozos es la contaminación deliberada de recursos de agua potable, con la finalidad de causar enfermedades o la muerte, o bien, de impedir el acceso a recursos de agua dulce a un oponente. (es)
  • L'empoisonnement de puits est un acte de manipulation malveillante des sources d'eau potable, afin de causer la mort ou la maladie, ou d'empêcher à un adversaire d'accéder à des ressources d'eau fraîche. (fr)
  • Well poisoning is the act of malicious manipulation of potable water resources in order to cause illness or death, or to deny an opponent access to fresh water resources. Well poisoning has been historically documented as a strategy during wartime since antiquity, and was used both offensively (as a terror tactic to disrupt and depopulate a target area) and defensively (as a scorched earth tactic to deny an invading army sources of clean water). Rotting corpses (both animal and human) thrown down wells were the most common implementation; in one of the earliest examples of biological warfare, corpses known to have died from common transmissible diseases of the Pre-Modern era such as bubonic plague or tuberculosis were especially favored for well-poisoning. (en)
  • A lenda do envenenamento dos poços derivou-se de uma acusação antissemita originada no século XIV, o mesmo da peste negra. Os judeus eram acusados em várias cidades da Europa de serem a causa das doenças e de envenenarem os poços de água, causando as mortes. Foram vítimas de pogroms. Cerca de 60 grandes cidades com comunidades judaicas e 150 comunidades judaicas menores foram vítimas de ataques. Casas foram queimadas, ocupantes foram mortos e também houve tortura. (pt)
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  • Brunnenvergiftung (de)
  • Envenenamiento de pozos (es)
  • Empoisonnement des puits (fr)
  • Lenda do envenenamento dos poços (pt)
  • Well poisoning (en)
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