1947 Jerusalem riots
Template:Short description Template:Pp-extended Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox civilian attack The 1947 Jerusalem Riots were a series of riots which occurred following the vote in the UN General Assembly in favour of the 1947 UN Partition Plan on 2 December 1947.
The Arab League declared a three-day strike and public protest to begin on 2 December 1947, in protest at the vote. Arabs burned many buildings and shops. Violence continued for two more days, with a number of Jewish neighborhoods being attacked.
Palestinian rioters stoned and stabbed Jews while burning and looting their shops. In retaliation Jews burned down an Arab owned movie theater and garage.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
A consequence of the violence was the decision by the Haganah Jewish paramilitary organization to use force to "stop future attacks on Jews".<ref>Milstein, Uri. History of Israel's War of Independence, Vol II, English Edition: University Press of America 1997. pp. 131ff.</ref> The Irgun had conducted armed attacks aimed against population of nearby Arab villages and a bombing campaign against Arab civilians.<ref>Milstein, p. 51.</ref>