3. Conflict Over The Western Wall

Question 1

Why was the Wailing wall important to Jews?

Answer 1

Last remnant of the outer wall that surrounded Herod’s temple, which was built on the presumed site of Solomon’s temple

Question 2

Which religion regarded the wailing wall as important as the Last remnant of the outer wall that surrounded Herod’s temple, which was built on the presumed site of Solomon’s temple?

Answer 2

Jews

Question 3

To the Jews, what was the wailing wall a relic of?

Answer 3

Relic of the sanctuary of ancient Israel

Question 4

To what religion was the wailing wall a Relic of the sanctuary of ancient Israel?

Answer 4

Jews

Question 5

Why was the wailing wall important to Muslims?

Answer 5

Outer perimeter of the Haram al-Sharif, third holiest site in Islam. Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven on his night journey in this places and Muhammad tethered his horse, al-Buraq, before his accession.

Question 6

What religion regarded the wall as important because it was the Outer perimeter of the Haram al-Sharif, third holiest site in Islam. Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven on his night journey in this places and Muhammad tethered his horse, al-Buraq, before his accession.

Answer 6

Muslims

Question 7

According to Muslim belief, who ascended to heaven on his night journey in this places and tethered his horse, al-Buraq, before his accession?

Answer 7

Muhammad

Question 8

What is the name of the whole Mohammed has covered before his ascension at the wall?

Answer 8

Al-Buraq

Question 9

Who is Al-Buraq?

Answer 9

The horse that Mohammed has tethered before the ascension at the wall

Question 10

What name did the Muslims get the wall?

Answer 10

Al-Buraq

Question 11

How was the wall administered?

Answer 11

Charitable estate which made it part of a religious foundation, the Maghrebi Waqf, named after Moroccans who had inhabited the area

Question 12

What had Jews always done at the wall?

Answer 12

Prayed

Question 13

What happened during the 19th century?

Answer 13

Jewish population increases

Question 14

What was the impact of the Jewish population increasing in the 19th century?

Answer 14

Jewish population increased in a Jerusalem and began to acquire foreign protection from foreign consuls

Question 15

What long-standing tradition did the Jews attempt to change?

Answer 15

Bringing chairs to the wall on which the elderly could rest and a screen to divide male and female worshippers

Question 16

Who tried to change the walls rules through Bringing chairs to the wall on which the elderly could rest and a screen to divide male and female worshippers?

Answer 16

Jews

Question 17

How did Muslims react to the Jews Bringing chairs to the wall on which the elderly could rest and a screen to divide male and female worshippers?

Answer 17

Opposed it

Fearful that any alterations of the status quo would inspire more demands for change

Question 18

Who Opposed the Jews Bringing chairs to the wall on which the elderly could rest and a screen to divide male and female worshippers, as they were Fearful that any alterations of the status quo would inspire more demands for change?

Answer 18

Arabsh

Question 19

Who backed the Jews demands for Bringing chairs to the wall on which the elderly could rest and a screen to divide male and female worshippers?

Answer 19

Istanbul

Question 20

What happened when the British gained power

Answer 20

Issues became increasingly politicised

Question 21

What caused the issue to become increasingly politicised?

Answer 21

British assumption of power

Question 22

What were the terms of the mandate?

Answer 22

Maintaining the status quo

Question 23

What did Weizmann do in 1919?

Answer 23

Proposed buying the wall from Maghrebi waqf

Question 24

In 1919, Who offered to buy the wall from Maghrebi waqf

Answer 24

Weizmann

Question 25

In what year did Weizmann offer to buy the wall from Maghrebi waqf?

Answer 25

1919

Question 26

What did Colonel Fredrick Kisch of the PZE suggest in 1926?

Answer 26

Force Moroccans out of their houses in the area adjacent to the wall. Demolish the buildings in order to create a more broader area for the worshipers

Question 27

Who suggested to Force Moroccans out of their houses in the area adjacent to the wall. Demolish the buildings in order to create a more broader area for the worshipers in 1926?

Answer 27

Colonel Fredrick Kisch of the PZE

Question 28

When did Colonel Fredrick Kisch of the PZE suggest forcing Moroccans out of their houses in the area adjacent to the wall. Demolish the buildings in order to create a more broader area for the worshipers

Answer 28

1926

Question 29

How did Muslims view the Jewish attempt to buy the wall?

Answer 29

Example of Zionist wish to take over Palestine

Question 30

Who saw the Jews attempt to buy the wall as an Example of Zionist wish to take over Palestine?

Answer 30

Arabs

Question 31

When was the Supreme Muslim Council established?

Answer 31

1922

Question 32

What happened in 1922?

Answer 32

Supreme Muslim Council was established

Question 33

What did Hajj Amin al-Husayni do?

Answer 33

Stressed the sacred Muslim nature of the wall and challenged Zionist attempts to modify the conditions of prayer

Question 34

Who Stressed the sacred Muslim nature of the wall and challenged Zionist attempts to modify the conditions of prayer

Answer 34

Hajj Amin al-Husayni

Question 35

What did the British do?

Answer 35

Backed the Muslim countries to supervision of the entire area

Question 36

Who sent emissaries to seek financial aid from a Muslim countries?

Answer 36

Al-Husayni

Question 37

What did Al-Husayni do to gain financial support?

Answer 37

sent emissaries to seek financial aid from a Muslim countries

Question 38

What painting was discovered?

Answer 38

Done in the latter part of the nineteenth century which showed the Dome of Rock crowned with the Star of David, symbol of Jewish nationalism.

Question 39

How much did Weizmann collect to buy the walls in December 1928?

Answer 39

£61,000

Question 40

In what year did Weizmann gain £61,000 to buy the wall?

Answer 40

December 1928

Question 41

What happened in December 1928?

Answer 41

Weizmann collected £61,000 to buy the wall

Question 42

Who gained £61,000 in December 1928?

Answer 42

Weizmann

Question 43

Why did Weizmann collect £61,000 in December 1928?

Answer 43

To buy the wall

Question 44

What happened on the 24th September, 1928?

Answer 44

Jews bought a wall to divide males and females

Question 45

When did the Jews bring a wall to divide males and females

Answer 45

24th September 1928

Question 46

When the Jews bought a screen on 24th September 1928, what did this block?

Answer 46

Blocked the eleven foot wide alley along which the inhabitants of the quarters passed daily

Question 47

What Blocked the eleven foot wide alley along which the inhabitants of the quarters passed daily?

Answer 47

24th September 1928: Jews bring a wall to divide males and females

Question 48

What did the Arabs say to the British?

Answer 48

Request that the screen be removed to preserve the status quo

Question 49

What happened after the Arabs Requested that the screen be removed to preserve the status quo

Answer 49

Remained their into the next day (25th September 1928)

Question 50

After the wall remaining there into the next day, the further Arab complaints led to?

Answer 50

Police removed the screen, which had been done forcibly because some resistance by the worshipers

Question 51

Why was there difficulty when removing the wall?

Answer 51

Resistance from worshippers

Question 52

Which Jewish leaders had protested to the British government in London and the League of Nations?

Answer 52

Leading Zionists officials | Chief Rabbi

Question 53

What did the Leading Zionists officials and Chief Rabbi do after the wall was taken down by police?

Answer 53

Protested to the British government in London and the League of Nations

Question 54

What rumours were spread?

Answer 54

Claims of police brutality

Question 55

What did one Jewish newspaper compare the Muslims with

Answer 55

Russians who participated in the Pogroms even though Muslims didn’t take part in the events at the wall

Question 56

Who compared the Muslims to the Russians who participated in the Pogroms?

Answer 56

One Jewish newspaper

Question 57

Who was Hajj Amin al-Hussayni?

Answer 57

Head of Supreme Muslim council

Question 58

What was the initial defence Hajj Amin al-Husayni when he reacted to Jewish demands to own the wall?

Answer 58

Public calls to the Muslim community | Committee of defence was formed

Question 59

What sparked Muslim concern

Answer 59

Jewish propaganda as it seem to validate Hajj Amin al-Husayni claims

Question 60

What was the impact of Jewish propaganda?

Answer 60

Caused concern amongst the Muslims as it validated Hajj Amin al-Husayni

Question 61

What did Weizmann say was the only solution to to gain access to the wall, in a open letter to Yishuv, in November 1928?

Answer 61

The only way to gain access was to “pour Jews into Palestine”

Question 62

In November 1928, who said the only solution to gaining access to the wall was to “Pour Jews into Palestine”, in an open letter to Yishuv?

Answer 62

Weizmann

Question 63

In November 1928, who did Weizmann send a letter to saying that the only way to gain access to the wall was to “pour Jews into Palestine”?

Answer 63

Open letter to Yishuv

Question 64

When did Weizmann send an open letter to Yishuv saying that the only way to gain access to the wall was to “Pour Jews into Palestine”?

Answer 64

November 1928

Question 65

On November 1928, in an open letter between Weizmann and Yishuv, what was the impact of “pour more Jews into Palestine”?

Answer 65

Ability to gain control of the wall and their ancient home-land. This would solve wall issue because Jewish sovereignty would be established

Question 66

What was the impact of Jewish sovereignty?

Answer 66

Proof of the Muslim initial suspicion

Question 67

What happened in July 1929?

Answer 67

Mufti resumed building activities around the wall

Question 68

When did the Mufti resume building activities around the wall?

Answer 68

July 1929

Question 69

In July 1929, who resumed building around the wall?

Answer 69

Mufti

Question 70

Why did the Mufti resume building around the wall in July 1929?

Answer 70

Hope to pressure the British government to issue a statement supporting Muslim ownership of property

Question 71

How did the Muslims pressure the British government to issue a statement supporting Muslim ownership of property

Answer 71

Mufti resume building around the wall in July 1929

Question 72

How did the Zionists react to the Mufti resuming the building around the wall in July 1929?

Answer 72

Raised the alarm of Zionists (especially Jabotinsky’s Revisionist Party who formed a committee to defend the wall like the Muslims)

Question 73

What did Jabotinsky’s Revisionist Party do after Mufti had built around the wall in July 1929?

Answer 73

Formed a committee to defend the wall

Question 74

After the events of July 1929, what did one rightist paper say?

Answer 74

Called for the rebuilding the temple

Question 75

What did Rabi Kook,Spiritual leader of the Jewish community, say?

Answer 75

Praised young Jews “willing to sacrifice their lives in the cause of their Holy place”

Question 76

Who Praised young Jews “willing to sacrifice their lives in the cause of their Holy place”

Answer 76

Rabi Kook,Spiritual leader of the Jewish community

Question 77

What happened on the 15th of August 1929?

Answer 77

Members of Betar, the Revisionist Party’s youth organisation, marched to the wall. They raised the Zionist flag and sang the anthem.

Question 78

When did Members of Betar, the Revisionist Party’s youth organisation, march to the wall and raise the Zionist flag and sang the anthem?

Answer 78

15th of August 1929

Question 79

On the 15th of August 1929, what party marched to the wall and raised the Zionist flag and sang the Zionist anthem?

Answer 79

Betar, the Revisionist Party’s

Question 80

On the 15th of August, what did the Betar, the Revisionist Party’s do?

Answer 80

Marched to the wall and raised the Zionist flag and sang the Zionist anthem

Question 81

What happened on Friday August 16th 1929?

Answer 81

Muslim Sabbath saw thousands of Arabs march to the wall and burn the slips of paper inscribed with prayers inserted by Jews

Question 82

When did the Muslim Sabbath see thousands of Arabs march to the wall and burn the slips of paper inscribed with prayers inserted by Jews?

Answer 82

Friday 16th August 1929

Question 83

On the 16th of August 1929, who marched to the wall and burnt the slips of paper inscribed with prayers inserted by Jews?

Answer 83

Muslim Sabbath saw thousands of Arabs

Question 84

On the 16th of August 1929, what did the Muslim Sabbath saw thousands of Arabs do?

Answer 84

Marched to the wall and burnt the slips of paper inscribed with prayers inserted by Jews

Question 85

After the events of 15th of August 1929, what did Muslim sermons do?

Answer 85

Called Muslims to defend the wall

Question 86

What happened on Friday the 23rd of August 1929?

Answer 86

Rumours spread that Jews were planning an attack on the al-Aqsa mosque. Militants poured in to protect the Haram al-Sharif, inspired by radical speakers. When mufti tried to clam down the mob, some accused him of betraying Islam. Arabs then attacked Jewish quarters, initially in Jerusalem then to other towns.

Question 87

What rumours were spread on Friday the 23rd of August 1929?

Answer 87

Jews were planning an attack on the al-Aqsa mosque.

Question 88

What was the impact of rumours that Jews were planning an attack on the al-Aqsa mosque?

Answer 88

Militants poured in to protect the Haram al-Sharif, inspired by radical speakers on August 23rd 1929

Question 89

Why did Militants poured in to protect the Haram al-Sharif, inspired by radical speakers on Friday the 23rd of August 1929?

Answer 89

Rumours that Jews were planning an attack on the al-Aqsa mosque

Question 90

Who was attacked on the 23rd of August 1929?

Answer 90

Arabs initially attacked Jerusalem Jewish quarters then spread to other towns

Question 91

Who was most severely attacked on the 23rd of August 1929?

Answer 91

Orthodox Jews as they were unarmed. 64 killed in Hebron Others in Safad

Question 92

How many people died in Hebron as a result of the Arab attack on the 23rd of August 1929?

Answer 92

64

Question 93

What happened to Orthodox Jews as a result of the Arab attack on the 23rd of August 1929?

Answer 93

Suffered the most as they were unarmed

Question 94

How did Zionists respond to the Arab attacks on the 23rd of August 1929?

Answer 94

Retaliated by invading a mosque in Jaffa to kill a religious leader and six others

Question 95

In the Zionist response to the 23rd of August attacks, how many people were killed as a result of their response?

Answer 95

One Muslim religious leader and six others in Jaffa

Question 96

Why did the Zionists invade a mosque in Jaffa and kill a religious leader and six others?

Answer 96

In response to the 23rd of August 1929 Arab attacks

Question 97

How long did the rampage after the August 23rd attack last?

Answer 97

Nearly a week killing 133 Jews and 116 Arabs

Question 98

What lasted nearly a week and killed 133 Jews and 116 Arabs?

Answer 98

Rampage following the August 23rd attack

Question 99

In the Rampage following the August 23rd attack, what were most Arab casualties caused by?

Answer 99

British reinforcements who were called to bolster undermanned British force

Question 100

In the Rampage following the August 23rd attack, what was the impact of British reinforcements?

Answer 100

Caused most of the Arab casualties

Question 101

Following the Rampage due to the August 23rd attack, what happened to Hebron?

Answer 101

Evacuated even though many of its inhabitants were saved by their Arab neighbours and the one policeman there

Question 102

Following the Rampage due to the August 23rd attack, what area was evacuated?

Answer 102

Hebron

Question 103

What was the ultimate result of the outbreak?

Answer 103

Established Hajj Amin al-Husayni as the leader of the Palestinian Arabs while reducing Arab influence of British policy