Categories Perspectives February 1, 1978: Dutch children eat mercury-poisoned oranges Post author By Phil Gurski Post date 2022-02-01 No Comments on February 1, 1978: Dutch children eat mercury-poisoned oranges Israeli Oranges on sale in Arrabe, northern Israel, 2005 (Photo: chany crystal on flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0) On February 1, 1978 five Dutch children fell ill after eating Israeli oranges poisoned with mercury by PLO sympathisers Tags Netherlands, PLO, poisoning, terrorism, Today in terrorism