February 1939 Haifa bombings
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| February 1939 Haifa bombings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Haifa, Mandatory Palestine |
| Date | February 27, 1939 |
| Target | railroad station, Arab market |
| Deaths | 24–27 |
| Injured | 39–44 |
| Perpetrators | Irgun |
| Assailants | Yaakov-Sika Aharoni |
On 27 February 1939, two attacks were carried out targeting the eastern railroad station and the Arab market in Haifa, Mandatory Palestine. The attacks resulted in the deaths of between 24 and 27 Arabs and the wounding of between 39 and 44 others, according to varying reports. It was reported that Yaakov-Sika Aharoni, a member of the Irgun (Etzel), participated in planting the bombs. He was affiliated with the Mahatz unit, whose members were Arabic-speaking Jews of Mizrahi and Yemeni origin.[1] Attacks targeting Arabs also took place in other parts of the country.[2]
The bombings occurred following a weekend during which Palestinians held demonstrations celebrating reports that the establishment of an independent Arab-majority Palestine was imminent.[3] Demonstrations took place in Tiberias, Safed, Gaza, Nablus and Tulkarem.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jacobson, Abigail; Naor, Moshe (December 6, 2016). Oriental Neighbors: Middle Eastern Jews and Arabs in Mandatory Palestine. Brandeis University Press. ISBN 978-1-5126-0007-0 – via Google Books.
- ^ Abboushi, W. F. (1977). "The Road to Rebellion Arab Palestine in the 1930's". Journal of Palestine Studies. 6 (3): 23–46. doi:10.2307/2535578. JSTOR 2535578 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Tonder, Gerry van (September 30, 2019). Irgun: Revisionist Zionism, 1931–1948. Casemate Publishers. ISBN 978-1-5267-2870-8 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Palestine Post | Page 2 | 27 February 1939 | Newspapers | the National Library of Israel".