The 1929 Wailing Wall Conflict: Palestine's Flashpoint

In August 1929, a dispute over Jewish worshippers placing a screen at the Western Wall in Jerusalem spiraled into a week of violence that left 133 Jews and 116 Arabs dead across Palestine. This episode examines the underlying tensions: the British Mandate's ambiguous policies, the rise of competing nationalisms, and the role of the Mufti Haj Amin al-Husseini. We look at the events of the 1929 riots, from the initial altercation to the Hebron massacre and the British response, including the Shaw Commission. The episode also explores how this crisis reshaped Jewish defense organizations like the Haganah and hardened communal boundaries, setting the stage for the 1930s. Less a battle than a breaking point, the 1929 riots marked a shift from intermittent violence to organized communal conflict.

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