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Violence in Palestine, August 1929

Riots in which, by the Peel Commission's count, 133 Jews and 116 Arabs were killed.

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    The Peel Commission's account: attacks on Jews at Hebron and Safed; most Arab dead were killed by troops and police.

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  1. Aug 1929 Violence in Palestine, August 1929
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  1. Palestine Royal Commission Report (Cmd. 5479), His Majesty's Stationery Office, via UN Question of Palestine archive, 1937. Primary record
    They were the same underlying causes as those which brought about the “ disturbances ” of 1920, 1921, 1929 and 1933.
    it was reckoned that 133 Jews had been killed and 339 wounded.
    ascertained, 116 had been killed and 232 wounded
    murderous attacks were made on the Jews in various parts of the country.
    At Hebron over 60 Jews were killed, including women and children
    There was little retaliation by the Jews.
    the majority of Arab casualties were inflicted by the troops or police
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