Prior to the establishment of the

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in 1948, the

Yishuv The Yishuv (), HaYishuv Ha'ivri (), or HaYishuv HaYehudi Be'Eretz Yisra'el () was the community of Jews residing in Palestine prior to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948. The term came into use in the 1880s, when there were about 2 ...

was involved in several armed conflicts as part of the

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: * 1920 Nebi Musa riots – Arab riots against Zionist plans in and around the

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. *

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– Arab riots against Jews in the city of

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. * 1929 Hebron–Safed riots – Arab demonstrations and riots against Zionist plans in all

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, with the most violent episodes being attacks on Jews in

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and

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. * 1933 Palestine riots – massive Arab demonstrations and riots held in

* 1936–1939 Arab revolt – Arab violent uprising against mass Jewish immigration and British authorities. * 1944–1947 Jewish insurgency – Violent events, which occurred between Revolt declaration by Irgun in February 1944 and the UN partition plan on 29 November 1947, when the

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policy of limiting Jewish

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led to conflict between the

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and Zionist organizations in Mandatory Palestine, some of which resorted to armed revolt. * 1947–1948 Civil War – This period constitutes the first phase of the

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, during which the

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and Arab communities of Palestine clashed.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yishuv conflicts Lists of wars by former country involved History of Mandatory Palestine United Kingdom military-related lists Military history of Israel Jews and Judaism in Mandatory Palestine Jewish military history Intercommunal conflict in Mandatory Palestine

See also

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