The 1936 Jaffa Old City Demolition: Britain's Counterinsurgency
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In the summer of 1936, during the Arab Revolt, British authorities demolished a large section of Jaffa's Old City—a dense, winding market quarter they described as a 'terrorist stronghold.' But what was actually lost? Lucas and Luna walk through the controversial operation, exploring how British military planners used aerial photography and explosives to carve a swath through one of Palestine's oldest urban centers. They discuss the strategic justifications, the human cost—hundreds left homeless—and the longer legacy in counterinsurgency doctrine. Along the way, they touch on the revolt's broader context: the general strike, the Peel Commission on the horizon, and the role of figures like the Arab Higher Committee. The episode also considers how the destruction reshaped Jaffa's identity, accelerating its transformation from a thriving Ottoman port into a fractured city under mandate rule. For listeners following the arc of Palestine's modern history, this episode offers a microcosm of empire's brutal logic and the scars it left behind.
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