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1947 Jerusalem riots

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1947 Jerusalem riots
Part of Intercommunal conflict in Mandatory Palestine
LocationJerusalem
DateNovember 29th 1947
Attack type
Pogrom, Riot
Deaths14 (8 Jewish, 6 unspecified)
PerpetratorsPalestinian Rioters

The 1947 Jerusalem Riots were a series of riots which occurred following the vote in the UN General Assembly in favour of the 1947 UN Partition Plan on 29 November 1947.

The Arab League declared a three-day strike and public protest to begin on 2 December 1947, in protest at the vote. Arabs burned many buildings and shops. Violence continued for two more days, with a number of Jewish neighborhoods being attacked.

The New York Times, December 3, 1947, has a three column headline on the front page: "JERUSALEM TORN BY RIOTING; ARABS USE KNIVES, SET FIRES; JEWS REPLY, HAGANAH IN OPEN" with subheads that include: "14 Are Slain In Day" "8 Jews Reported Killed in Palestine Clashes – Mob Loots Shops" etc.[1]

A consequence of the violence was the decision by the Haganah Jewish paramilitary organization to use force to "stop future attacks on Jews".[2] The Irgun had conducted armed attacks aimed against population of nearby Arab villages and a bombing campaign against Arab civilians.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jerusalem riots.... – RareNewspapers.com".
  2. ^ Milstein, Uri. History of Israel's War of Independence, Vol II, English Edition: University Press of America 1997. pp. 131ff.
  3. ^ Milstein, p. 51.

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