1920 Nebi Musa riots

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Arab–Jewish conflict event anti-Jewish riot anti-Zionist riot historical event riot

The 1920 Nebi Musa riots were violent anti-Zionist and anti-Jewish disturbances in Jerusalem during the British Mandate, often seen as an early outbreak of Arab-Jewish conflict in Palestine.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
1920 Nebi Musa riots canonical	1
Arab riots of 1920	1
Jerusalem riots of 1920	1
Nebi Musa riots	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arab–Jewish conflict event ⓘ anti-Jewish riot ⓘ anti-Zionist riot ⓘ historical event ⓘ riot ⓘ
administrativeAuthority	British authorities in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ surface form: British military administration in Palestine
alsoKnownAs	1920 Nebi Musa riots ⓘ surface form: Jerusalem riots of 1920 1920 Nebi Musa riots ⓘ surface form: Nebi Musa riots
cause	Arab fears of Jewish national aspirations ⓘ opposition to Zionist immigration ⓘ political agitation by Arab nationalist leaders ⓘ resentment of the Balfour Declaration ⓘ tensions between Arab and Jewish communities in Palestine ⓘ uncertainty over the future status of Palestine after World War I ⓘ
country	Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
endDate	1920-04-07 ⓘ
followedBy	1921 Jaffa riots ⓘ
location	Damascus Gate ⓘ Jaffa Gate ⓘ Jerusalem ⓘ Jewish Quarter of the Old City ⓘ surface form: Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem Nebi Musa ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ surface form: Old City of Jerusalem
opposingGroup	Arab crowds ⓘ Jewish residents of Jerusalem ⓘ
partOf	Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ surface form: Arab–Israeli conflict (historical background) Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ surface form: Arab–Jewish conflict in Mandatory Palestine
perpetratorDescription	Arab rioters ⓘ
relatedDocument	Balfour Declaration ⓘ surface form: Balfour Declaration of 1917
relatedTo	Arab nationalism in Palestine ⓘ Zionist movement in Palestine ⓘ
religiousContext	Easter period in Jerusalem ⓘ Nebi Musa Muslim religious festival ⓘ
result	British military and police intervention ⓘ arrests of Arab and Jewish individuals ⓘ deaths of Arab participants ⓘ deaths of Jewish civilians ⓘ formation of the Haganah later in 1920 ⓘ hundreds of injuries ⓘ increased communal tensions in Palestine ⓘ strengthening of Jewish self-defense organizations ⓘ trials of Arab nationalist leaders ⓘ widespread looting and property damage ⓘ
significance	considered first large-scale Arab attack on Jews in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ influenced British policy toward security in Jerusalem ⓘ seen as early outbreak of Arab–Jewish conflict in Palestine ⓘ used by Zionist leadership to argue for Jewish self-defense ⓘ
startDate	1920-04-04 ⓘ
target	Jewish civilians ⓘ Jewish property ⓘ Zionist organizations ⓘ surface form: Zionist institutions
temporalContext	British Mandate for Palestine ⓘ surface form: British Mandate period post-World War I period ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Haj Amin al-Husseini → participatedIn → 1920 Nebi Musa riots ⓘ

Yishuv → significantEvent → 1920 Nebi Musa riots ⓘ

this entity surface form: Arab riots of 1920

1920 Nebi Musa riots → alsoKnownAs → 1920 Nebi Musa riots ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nebi Musa riots

1920 Nebi Musa riots → alsoKnownAs → 1920 Nebi Musa riots ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jerusalem riots of 1920