1929 Palestine riots
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
The 1929 Arab riots in Palestine, or the Buraq Uprising (Template:Lang-ar, Template:Transl), also known as the 1929 Massacres, (Template:Lang-he-n, Template:Transl, lit. Events of 5689 Anno Mundi) refers to a series of demonstrations and riots in late August 1929 when a long-running dispute between Muslims and Jews over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem escalated into violence. The riots took the form, in the most part, of attacks by Arabs on Jews accompanied by destruction of Jewish property. During the week of riots from 23 to 29 August, 133 Jews were killed and between 198–241 others were injured, a large majority of whom were unarmed and were murdered in their homes by Arabs, while at least 116 Arabs were killed and at least 232 were injured, mostly by the British police while trying to suppress the riots, although around 20 were killed by Jewish attacks or indiscriminate British gunfire.
See also
- Jaffa riots
- List of modern conflicts in the Middle East
- Pro-Wailing Wall Committee
- Riots in Palestine of 1920
