1929 Riots - Photographs

The Palestinian riots that erupted in 1929, also known as the Western Wall Riots, were the result of disputes between Muslims and Jews over access to the Western Wall in Jerusalem. Demonstrations escalated to weeks of riots and violence beginning in August of 1929.

See article: Arab Riots of the 1920s

Synagogue desecrated by Arab rioters. Hebron. Furniture broken, floor littered with torn sacred books.	Synagogue desecrated by Arab rioters. Hebron. Large scroll in a jumbled heap on the floor.	Jewish home plundered by Arab rioters in Hebron. Floor covered with wreckage.

An Arab delegation to London. The protest delegation of December 1929.	Artuf burning. Jewish colony set on fire by Arabs, also threshing floors going up in smoke.	An Arab "protest gathering" in session. In the Rawdat el Maaref hall.

Proclamation by Sir John Chancellor. Thrown from R.A.F. planes.	Mosque desecrated through Jewish retaliation. The Awkashi mosque near a Jewish quarter of Jerusalem.	Desecrated graves in the Awkashi shrine. Demolished by Jews [Jerusalem].

Jewish families fleeing from the Old City with bag and baggage at Jaffa Gate, Jerusalem.	British troops at Jaffa Gate on guard during outbreak with steel helmets and fixed bayonets.	British armored cars "standing to" during the outbreak. At the Russian buildings.

Display of military force in Jerusalem. Troops in full kit marching through the streets.	His Eminence the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem. Haj Amin Effendi el-Husseini.	Arab women's delegation to the High Commissioner. Taken at the entrance of residency.