During the Great Uprising (1936-1939) of the Arabs in Palestine, in which more than 400 Jews were killed by Arab attacks, Irgun carried out reprisal attacks against Arabs. Following the killing of five Jews at Kibbutz Kiryat Anavim on November 9, 1937, Irgun launched a series of attacks which lasted until the beginning of World War II. All told, attacks against Arab targets resulted in at least 250 Arab deaths. The Great Uprising, or Great Revolt, was a violent rebellion by Arabs in the British Mandate of Palestine which lasted from 1936 to 1939. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب ʻarab) are an originally Arabian ethnicity widespread in the Middle East and North Africa. ... Map of the territory under the British Mandate of Palestine. ... Irgun poster showing their view of the Land of Israel Irgun (ארגון), shorthand for Irgun Tsvai Leumi (ארגון צבאי לאומי, also spelled Irgun Zvai Leumi), Hebrew for National Military Organization, was a militant Zionist group that operated in the British Mandate of Palestine from 1931 to 1948. ... Kibbutz Kiryat Anavim was the first kibbutz founded in the Judean Hills of Israel. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb. ...

Following is a list of attacks that have been attributed to Irgun that took place during the 1930's.

• November 14, 1937 - 6 Arabs were killed in several shooting attacks in Jerusalem.
• April 12, 1938 - 2 Arabs and 2 British policemen were killed by a bomb in a train in Haifa.
• April 17, 1938 - An Arab was killed by a bomb detonated in a cafe in Haifa
• May 17, 1938 - An Arab policeman was killed in an attack on a bus in the Jerusalem-Hebron road.
• May 24, 1938 - 3 Arabs were shot and killed in Haifa.
• June 23, 1938 - 2 Arabs were killed near Tel-Aviv.
• June 26, 1938 - 7 Arabs were killed by a bomb in Jaffa.
• June 27, 1938 - An Arab was killed in the yard of a hospital in Haifa.
• July 5, 1938 - 7 Arabs were killed in several shooting attacks in Tel-Aviv.
• On the same day, 3 Arabs were killed by a bomb detonated in a bus in Jerusalem.
• On the same day, an Arab was killed in another attack in Jerusalem.
• July 6 1938 - 18 Arabs were killed by a bomb at a marketplace in Haifa.
• July 8, 1938 - 4 Arabs were killed by a bomb in Jerusalem.
• July 16, 1938 - 10 Arabs were killed by a bomb at a marketplace in Jerusalem.
• July 26, 1938 - 27 Arabs were killed by a bomb at a marketplace in Haifa.
• August 26, 1938 - 24 Arabs were killed by a bomb at a marketplace in Jaffa.
• May 29, 1939 - 5 Arabs were killed by a mine detonated at the Rex cinema in Jerusalem.
• On the same day, 5 Arabs were shot and killed during a raid on the village of Biyar 'Adas.
• June 4, 1939 - 5 Arabs were killed by a bomb at the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem.
• June 12, 1939 - A post office in Jerusalem was bombed, killing a British bomb expert trying to defuse the bombs.
• June 16, 1939 - 6 Arabs were killed in several attacks in Jerusalem.
• June 20, 1939 - 78 Arabs were killed by explosives mounted on a donkey at a marketplace in Haifa.
• June 26, 1939 - 19 Arabs were killed in several shooting attacks around Jaffa.
• June 30, 1939 - An Arab was killed at a marketplace in Jerusalem.
• On the same day, 2 Arabs were shot and killed in Lifta.
• July 3, 1939 - 18 Arabs were killed by a bomb at a marketplace in Haifa.
• July 4, 1939 - 2 Arabs were killed in two attacks in Jerusalem.
• July 20, 1939 - An Arab was killed at a train station in Jaffa.
• On the same day, 6 Arabs were killed in several attacks in Tel-Aviv.
• On the same day, 3 Arabs were killed in Rehovot.
• August 27, 1939 - 2 British officers were killed by a mine in Jerusalem.

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For the Lebanese singer, see Haifa Wehbe Haifa (Hebrew חֵיפָה Ḥefa, Ḥeyfa; Arabic حَيْفَا Ḥayfā) is the third-largest city in Israel, with a population close to 300,000. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... A recent view of the old city of Hebron Hebron (Arabic الخليل al-ḪalÄ«l; Hebrew חֶבְרוֹן, Standard Hebrew Ḥevron, Tiberian Hebrew Ḥeḇrôn: derived from the word friend) is a town in the West Bank, in an area known in Israel as Judea. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... For the Lebanese singer, see Haifa Wehbe Haifa (Hebrew חֵיפָה Ḥefa, Ḥeyfa; Arabic حَيْفَا Ḥayfā) is the third-largest city in Israel, with a population close to 300,000. ... 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Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... For the Lebanese singer, see Haifa Wehbe Haifa (Hebrew חֵיפָה Ḥefa, Ḥeyfa; Arabic حَيْفَا Ḥayfā) is the third-largest city in Israel, with a population close to 300,000. ... July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... For the Lebanese singer, see Haifa Wehbe Haifa (Hebrew חֵיפָה Ḥefa, Ḥeyfa; Arabic حَيْفَا Ḥayfā) is the third-largest city in Israel, with a population close to 300,000. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... Jaffa (Hebrew יָפוֹ, Standard Hebrew Yafo, Tiberian Hebrew Yāp̄ô; Arabic يَافَا Yāfā; also Japho, Joppa), is an ancient city located in Israel. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... 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Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the Lebanese singer, see Haifa Wehbe Haifa (Hebrew חֵיפָה Ḥefa, Ḥeyfa; Arabic حَيْفَا Ḥayfā) is the third-largest city in Israel, with a population close to 300,000. ... July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jaffa (Hebrew יָפוֹ, Standard Hebrew Yafo, Tiberian Hebrew Yāp̄ô; Arabic يَافَا Yāfā; also Japho, Joppa), is an ancient city located in Israel. ... Tel Aviv was founded on empty dunes north of the existing city of Jaffa. ... Rehovot (רחובות) is a city in the Center District of Israel, about 20 km south of Tel Aviv. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jerusalem (31°46′ N 35°14′ E; Hebrew: יְרוּשָׁלַיִם Yerushalayim; Arabic: القدس al-Quds; see also names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. ...

References

• Y. 'Amrami, A. Melitz, דברי הימים למלחמת השחרור ("History of the War of Independence" in Hebrew), Shelach Press, 1951. (a sympathetic account of events, mostly related to Irgun and Lehi).