BRITAIN IN PALESTINE
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An incident at the Wailing Wall, which lay at the foot of the Haram as-Sherif where Moslems worshipped, ignited protests, street fighting and rumours, leading to the massacre of Jews in Hebron and tit-for-tat attacks by Jews, formed into militias, on Arabs. There were voices of moderation on both sides, but these were largely ignored. A British government inquiry ascribed some of the blame to the failure of the government to safeguard Arab rights in Palestine and called for a re-examination of immigration policy.
Conflict and Violence
“…if the only way of establishing the Jewish National Home is upon the bayonets of some Empire, our whole enterprise is not worthwhile…”
– Judah Magnes, rabbi, co-founder of
Hebrew University
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At the heart of the Old City was the site known to the Arabs as the Dome of the Rock and the Jews as Temple Mount or Mount Moriah. Under the Turks, there were tight controls over any changes that could be made to this area. Detailed Map:
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