Abstract
Following the April 1920 riots in Jerusalem, a discussion arose in the Hebrew press in Palestine regarding the question of how to define the events and whether the word “pogrom” (praot, in Hebrew) should be used to frame them, or the neutral word “event” (meoraot). The discussion continued after the May 1921 riots and reached a peak following the August 1929 attacks. In this article, I will examine the debate that took place in the Hebrew press in Palestine (Haaretz, Doar Ha-Yom, and later Davar) during the 1920s around the question of whether “pogroms” occurred in Mandatory Palestine: Was an attempt being made to hide their very existence? Who tried to hide them and why? And if pogroms really occurred in Palestine, what were their origins and causes, and what consequences would they have on the advancement of the Zionist project?
| Translated title of the contribution | The Hebrew Press and the Pogrom in Mandatory Palestine, 1920–1929 |
|---|---|
| Original language | Hebrew |
| Pages (from-to) | 55-90 |
| Number of pages | 36 |
| Journal | קשר |
| Volume | 61 |
| State | Published - 2023 |
IHP Publications
- ihp
- Censorship
- Collective memory
- Courage
- Davar (Tel Aviv, Israel)
- Eretz Israel -- History -- 1917-1948, British Mandate period
- Eretz Israel -- History -- 1929, Arab riots
- Hebrew periodicals -- Eretz Israel
- Mass media
- Pogroms
- ha-Arez