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Israel Hands, also known as Basilica Hands [1], was an 18th-century pirate best known for being second in command to Edward Teach (c. 1680 – 22 November 1718), better known as Blackbeard. His name serves as the basis for the name of the villainous sidekick in Robert Louis Stevenson 's 1883 novel Treasure Island .
Israel Hands serves as ship's master on a sloop captained by Charles Vane. During landfall at the pirate haven of Nassau, New Providence, Hands meets Edward Teach, and joins his crew. Meanwhile in Virginia, one of the richest British colonies in the Americas, governor Alexander Spotswood is incensed by the economic damage caused by piracy.
Israel Hands had, weeks earlier, testified that Knight had been on board the Adventure in August 1718, shortly after Teach had brought a French ship to North Carolina as a prize. Four pirates had testified that with Teach they had visited Knight's home to give him presents.
Israel tries to kill Jim, but Jim leads him to the coast, where Israel plunges to his death. As Jim heads back to the caves, he is taken by Mendoza, who is going to use him as bait to get Long John, but Long John surrenders to Mendoza, giving his men the opportunity to make an attack, cutting down Mendoza's forces and leaving the rest marooned.
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Ahoy, mateys! Thar be Jewish pirates! by Adam Wills at Jewish Journal, Sep 15, 2006; Moses Cohen Henriques Biography at J-Grit: The Internet Index of Tough Jews; Jewish pirates of the Caribbean by Gil Zohar at The Jerusalem Post, April 9, 2016; The Forgotten Jewish Pirates of Jamaica by Ross Kenneth Urken at smithsonian.com, July 7, 2016
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