Jerusalem 1929: The Western Wall Uprising

In August 1929, a dispute over a screen at the Western Wall erupted into one of the deadliest outbreaks of violence in Mandate-era Palestine. This episode focuses on the immediate spark—a Jewish worshipper's partition placed at the Wall, the British removal, and the inflammatory Friday sermon by Hajj Amin al-Husseini. We trace the tensions back to the Balfour Declaration and the League of Nations Mandate, and examine the Shaw Commission's findings, which placed blame on both sides. The episode brings in the role of the Nevi'im Street protests, the Betar youth movement, and the Hebron massacre that killed 67 Jews. Lucas and Luna discuss how the 1929 riots reshaped Zionist military strategy through the Haganah and led to the formation of the Arab Higher Committee. A turning point that hardened communal identities and set the stage for the 1936 revolt.

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