Jaffa riots, May 1921
TitleJaffa riots, May 1921
Call numberS296.05/001
Object number08098f
Place of publicationCollingwood, Victoria, Australia
PublisherThe Jewish Quarterly
Year of publication
2021
Physical descriptionpp88-93
MaterialArticle
NotesArticle from the journal 'The Jewish Quarterly ' 'The return of history: new populism, old hatreds ' May 2021 Issue 244 pp88-93
Description
One of the first violent clashes between Jews and Arabs took place on May 1, 1921 in Neve Shalom. The rivals were communists and the socialist-Zionists of Ahdut HaAvodah. All were Jews. Scuffles broke out between the competing groups. Arabs, mistakenly believing they were being targeted, began looting and attacking Jews. The police lost control. The "Jaffa riots" had begun