The #NebiMusaRiots in #Jerusalem/#alQuds began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1920, lasting for four days. British forces in #MandatoryPalestine were unprepared for the explosion of anger over #Zionist & British #colonialism. Five Jews and four Arabs were killed, with many more wounded.
On #ThisDayInHistory in 1939, #British military courts in #MandatoryPalestine allowed the #flogging of children with canes & birch. A report the next month showed a 13-year-old #Palestinian boy had been sentenced to 18 lashes & ten years in prison for lightly wounding a #Zionist.
Hanna Abu-Hanna (16 October 1928 – 2 February 2022) was a Palestinian writer, poet, and researcher. He was born in #Reineh, #MandatoryPalestine on October 16, 1928. He belongs to the first generation of Arab resistance poets in Israel.
British soldiers on an armoured train car with two Palestinian Arab hostages used as human shields.
Palestine Railway K class 2-8-4T steam locomotive and freight train derailed from the Jaffa and Jerusalem line after being sabotaged by Jewish insurgents in 1946
The events of April 19, 1936, were the spark that set this wider movement ablaze, forever leaving their mark on the contested land of Palestine.
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Have you ever wondered what #MandatoryPalestine means? Have you heard of the #BalfourDeclaration ?Are you unsure of the origins of the conflict in Israel and #Palestine? Do you know what the #Nakba refers to? This podcast is a great place to start if you are curious
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