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6 unusual facts about 1929 Palestine riots


Avraham Tehomi

The 1929 Palestine riots caused unrest in the Haganah ranks because the organization was not ready and did not respond appropriately to the Arab attacks.

Beit Hanan

Founded during the Hanukkah holiday of 1929 by Jewish immigrants from Bulgaria, Beit Hanan was the first Jewish agricultural community to be established after the 1929 Palestine riots.

Gibton

The plan aimed to establish small agricultural settlements around the larger towns and help defend them against Arab rioters.

Gush Etzion

Two years later, during the 1929 Palestine riots and recurring hostilities, Migdal Eder was attacked and destroyed.

Kfar Uria

In the 1929 Palestine riots Arab rioters from Jerusalem attacked Kfar Uria.

Ruhama

Two subsequent attempts to re-establish the settlement during the period of the British Mandate were curtailed by the Arab riots in 1929 and 1936.


Zionist political violence

During the 1920 Nebi Musa riots, the 1921 Jaffa riots and the 1929 Palestine riots, Palestinian Arabs manifested hostility against Jewish immigration and settlement, which provoked the reaction of Jewish militias, sometimes supported by British troops.


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