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1929 Palestine riots

The 1929 Palestine riots, also known as the Western Wall Riots, the Buraq Uprising (Arabic: ثورة البراق, Thawrat al-Burāq) or the Events of 1929 (Hebrew: מאורעות תרפ"ט, Meora'ot Tarpat, lit. Events of 5689 Anno Mundi), were a series of demonstrations and riots in Mandatory Palestine in late August 1929 regarding access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem.

1929 Palestine riots
1929 Palestine riots · American Colony (Jerusalem), Photo Dept., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
29 Aug 1929
Where
Mandatory Palestine
Era
Modern

Topics

Israeli–Palestinian conflict1917 – todayMandatory Palestine1244 – 2021British Empire1583 – 1997

Before and after

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