mutilated. Homes, businesses and synagogues were attacked, burned, looted and desecrated. For centuries, the people of Israel were persecuted, massacred and expelled from their homeland. In 1948, the State of Israel gained independence and is thriving ever since, while defending its citizens against ongoing threats. 📸: Hebron Archives
From 23-29 August 1929, amid incitement by the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Amin al-Husseini, Arab mobs unleashed a wave of violence against Jewish communities across the Land of Israel. In Hebron, Safed, Jerusalem and elsewhere, Jewish men, women and children were murdered and mutilated. Homes, businesses and synagogues were attacked, burned, looted and desecrated. For centuries, the people of Israel were persecuted, massacred and expelled from their homeland. In 1948, the State of Israel gained independence and is thriving ever since, while defending its citizens against ongoing threats. 📸: Hebron Archives

