first capital was eradicated. The Hebron Massacre is a reminder that violence against Jews in this land predates the establishment of the State of Israel. Nearly a century later, that history carries a painful resonance as Israelis continue to be targeted by Palestinian terrorism. 📸: WZO/The Central Zionist Archives
On this day: August 24, 1929 The Jewish community of Hebron was devastated by a rampage of killings, rape and destruction, initiated by their Muslim neighbors and incited by the Mufti Amin El-Husseini. 67 Jews were murdered, and the millennia-old Jewish presence in King David's first capital was eradicated. The Hebron Massacre is a reminder that violence against Jews in this land predates the establishment of the State of Israel. Nearly a century later, that history carries a painful resonance as Israelis continue to be targeted by Palestinian terrorism. 📸: WZO/The Central Zionist Archives
