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Denis Michael Rohan

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The Resume

    (July 1, 1941- )
    Born in Australia
    Attempted to set fire to the Al-Aqsa Mosque (August 21, 1969)
    Later arrested, tried, found to be insane when he committed the arson, sent to a mental asylum, and deported (August 23, 1969)

Why he might be annoying:

    His first and second names are sometimes switched together.
    He called himself ‘the Lord’s emissary’ and justified the arson by saying that doing so would help the Jews rebuild Temple Mount and in the process hasten Christ’s second coming.
    The historic minbar (pulpit) of Saladin was destroyed in the arson.
    Even though he is a Christian, the Arabs were so ticked off at the arson that they called him ‘Jewish’ and accused the Israeli government of collaborating with him.
    The Soviet government exploited the incident by plotting to incite an anti-Israeli riot in India (August 28, 1969).
    Hamas conducted a terrorist attack that killed 18 Israelis in Jerusalem in retaliation for the arson (August 21, 2003).

Why he might not be annoying:

    Contrary to the accusations, the Israeli government tried to extinguish the fire, but was hampered by Palestinians who accused its fire trucks of containing gasoline to spread the fire.
    Even Prime Minister Golda Meir sent condolences to the Arabs rather than laughing at them.
    The arson resulted in the creation of the Organization of the Islamic Conference.

Credit: Big Lenny


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 16 Votes: 68.75% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 8 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 21 Votes: 38.10% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 23 Votes: 43.48% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 42 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 99 Votes: 47.47% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 63 Votes: 60.32% Annoying