The Lessons of the 1929 Hebron Massacre
Arab anti-Zionist violence predates not only the “occupation” but Israel’s birth.
August 28, 2019
The Lessons of the 1929 Hebron Massacre
Arab anti-Zionist violence predates not only the “occupation” but Israel’s birth.
On Friday August 23, 1929, Arabs armed with clubs and swords attacked Jews throughout Jerusalem. The next day, Arabs in Hebron rioted, killing some 67 Jews, injuring another 50, desecrating synagogues, and mutilating their victims. The British authorities convened a board of inquiry, which came to be known as the Shaw commission, to investigate. Douglas Feith and Sean Durns point to a familiar blind spot in the commission’s conclusions:
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