1947 Jerusalem riots

The 1947 Jerusalem Riots were a series of riots which occurred following the vote in the UN General Assembly in favour of the 1947 UN Partition Plan on 2 December 1947.

1947 Jerusalem riots
Part of Intercommunal conflict in Mandatory Palestine
Location	Jerusalem
Date	December 2 1947
Attack type	Pogrom, Riot
Deaths	8 Jews, 6 Arabs
Perpetrators	Palestinian Rioters
Motive	Antisemitism, Antizionism, Palestinianism

The Arab League declared a three-day strike and public protest to begin on 2 December 1947, in protest at the vote. Arabs burned many buildings and shops. Violence continued for two more days, with a number of Jewish neighborhoods being attacked.

Palestinian rioters stoned and stabbed Jews while burning and looting their shops. In retaliation Jews burned down an Arab owned movie theater and garage.^[1]

A consequence of the violence was the decision by the Haganah Jewish paramilitary organization to use force to "stop future attacks on Jews".^[2] The Irgun had conducted armed attacks aimed against population of nearby Arab villages and a bombing campaign against Arab civilians.^[3]

See also

• 1947 Aleppo pogrom
• 1947 Manama pogrom
• 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine