Arab workers and Jewish workers argue at…
February 1947 CE
Arab workers and Jewish workers argue at the Haifa Petroleum Refinery—one of the few places where Jewish and Arab workers work side-by-side—and approximately one hundred and fifty to two hundred men of the First Battalion of Palmach and the Carmelie brigade under the leadership of Hayim Afinuam stage a surprise attack on Baldat al-Shaikh and Hawas, where most of the Arab workers live, on January 31, 1947.
The attack, which employs grenades and machine guns, lasts from 1:00 to 2:00 AM.
Sixty villagers die, mostly children, women and the elderly; ...
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Arab nationalism
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British Somaliland
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Somaliland, British
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ZO (Zionist Organization)
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Zionism
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Haganah, the (Hebrew: "The Defense")
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Jewish Agency for Palestine
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Palestine, British Mandate of
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Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
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Irgun (Irgun Tsvai Leumi; Hebrew: "National Military Organization", or Etzel)
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Lehi (Lohamei Herut Israel, "Fighters for the Freedom of Israel", aka the Stern Gang)
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