Editing Western Wall (section)

====1929 Palestine riots====
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In the summer of 1929, the Mufti [[Amin al-Husseini|Haj Amin Al Husseinni]] ordered an opening be made at the southern end of the alleyway which straddled the Wall. The former cul-de-sac became a thoroughfare which led from the Temple Mount into the prayer area at the Wall. Mules were herded through the narrow alley, often dropping excrement. This, together with other construction projects in the vicinity, and restricted access to the Wall, resulted in Jewish protests to the British, who remained indifferent.<ref name=VI />

On August 14, 1929, after attacks on individual Jews praying at the Wall, 6,000 Jews demonstrated in Tel Aviv, shouting "The Wall is ours." The next day, the Jewish fast of [[Tisha B'Av]], 300 youths raised the Zionist flag and sang [[Hatikva]] at the Wall.<ref name=OR /> The day after, on August 16, an organized mob of 2,000 Muslim Arabs descended on the Western Wall, injuring the beadle and burning prayer books, liturgical fixtures and notes of supplication. The rioting spread to the Jewish commercial area of town, and was followed a few days later by the [[1929 Hebron massacre|Hebron massacre]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Gilbert |first=Martin |author-link=Martin Gilbert |title=Jerusalem llustrated History Atlas |year=1977 |publisher=[[Board of Deputies of British Jews]] |location=London |isbn=0-905648-04-8 |page=79 |chapter=Jerusalem, Zionism and the Arab Revolt 1920–1940}}</ref> One hundred and thirty-three Jews were killed and 339 injured in the Arab riots, and in the subsequent process of quelling the riots 110 Arabs were killed by British police. This was by far the deadliest attack on Jews during the period of British Rule over Palestine.