Jaffa riots of 1921

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The Jaffa riots of 1921 were violent Arab attacks on Jewish residents in and around Jaffa during the British Mandate, marking a major early outbreak of intercommunal conflict in Palestine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf anti-Jewish pogrom
historical event
intercommunal violence
riot
administeredBy British civil administration in Palestine NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs 1921 Jaffa riots NERFINISHED
1921 Palestine riots in Jaffa NERFINISHED
chronologyWithin early phase of Arab–Jewish violence in Mandatory Palestine
conflictType Arab–Jewish conflict
country British Mandate for Palestine NERFINISHED
describedAs major early outbreak of intercommunal conflict in Palestine
endDate 1921-05-07
followedBy 1929 Palestine riots NERFINISHED
hasCause Arab hostility toward growing Jewish immigration
economic competition between Arab and Jewish communities
nationalist agitation among Arabs and Jews
political tensions under British Mandate rule
hasEffect British policy reassessment in Palestine
reinforcement of Arab opposition to Zionism
strengthening of Jewish demands for self-defense
location Jaffa NERFINISHED
Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED
mainParticipants Arab residents of Jaffa
British Mandatory authorities NERFINISHED
Jewish residents of Jaffa
numberOfDeaths dozens of Jews and Arabs killed
numberOfInjured hundreds of people injured
opponent Jewish community in Jaffa
partOf Arab–Jewish conflict in Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED
history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
perpetrator Arab mobs
relatedTo Arab nationalism in Palestine
Jewish nationalism (Zionism) NERFINISHED
Zionist immigration to Palestine
result British military intervention
damage to Jewish neighborhoods in Jaffa
deepening mistrust between Arab and Jewish communities
establishment of the Haganah as a more organized Jewish self-defense force
flight of Jewish residents from Jaffa to Tel Aviv and other areas
imposition of martial law by British authorities
increased British concern over security in Palestine
tightening of British immigration controls
startDate 1921-05-01
target Jewish property
Jewish residents in and around Jaffa
timePeriod interwar period

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Yishuv significantEvent Jaffa riots of 1921