1947 Jerusalem riots

Civil unrest following adoption of the UN Partition Plan yes October 2024 Jerusalem December 2 1947 Intercommunal conflict in Mandatory Palestine Quartier commercial juif attaqué - 2 décembre 1947.jpg Pogrom, Riot 8 Jews, 6 Arabs Palestinian Rioters Antisemitism, Antizionism, Palestinianism 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 2 December 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. Palestinian rioters stoned and stabbed Jews while burning and looting their shops. In retaliation Jews burned down an Arab owned movie theater and garage.Jerusalem riots.... - RareNewspapers.com https://www.rarenewspapers.com/view/592306 2025-06-16 www.rarenewspapers.com A consequence of the violence was the decision by the Haganah Jewish paramilitary organization to use force to "stop future attacks on Jews".Milstein, Uri. History of Israel's War of Independence, Vol II, English Edition: University Press of America 1997. pp. 131ff. The Irgun had conducted armed attacks aimed against population of nearby Arab villages and a bombing campaign against Arab civilians.Milstein, p. 51. See also 1947 Aleppo pogrom 1947 Manama pogrom 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine References External links December 2, 1947 – Arabs Attack Jewish Commercial Center 31.7767 N 35.2342 E source:wikidata title Category:Jerusalem in the 1948 Palestine war Category:1947 riots Category:Riots and civil disorder in Jerusalem Category:Riots and civil disorder in Mandatory Palestine Category:1947 in Mandatory Palestine Category:December 1947 in Asia Category:1947 in Judaism Category:1947 mass murders Category:20th-century mass murders in Jerusalem Category:Anti-Jewish pogroms in Mandatory Palestine