1948 anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada

Historical eventJune 71948

1948 anti-Jewish riots in Oujda and Jerada

Anti-Jewish riots broke out in the French protectorate in Morocco, during which 44 people were killed and 150 injured.

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When
Monday, June 7 194878 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1940s
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At a glance

Dates: 1948-06-07 – 1948-06-08.

Place: Oujda, Morocco.

Type: pogrom.

Deaths reported: 43. Casualties: 150.

Catalyst / how it started

Outbreak René Brunel , the French Commissioner for the Oujda region, stated that rioting began when a Jewish barber attempted to cross into Algeria carrying explosives. [ 1 ] Brunel wrote that that atmosphere has "overheated" as a result of "the clandestine passage over the border of a large number of young Zionists from all regions of Morocco trying to get to Palestine via Algeria." [ 1 ]

What happened

Aftermath At the time, Morocco was a protectorate of France , and the French commissioner for Oujda, René Brunel, blamed the violence on the Jews for leaving through Oujda and for sympathizing with the Zionist movement. [ 1 ] The French League for Human Rights and Citizenship blamed the French colonial authorities for their relaxed control in the area. A French military court tried 35 people for their involvement in the pogrom. Two people were sentenced to death, another two to life imprisonment,

Anti-Jewish riots occurred on June 7–8, 1948, in the towns of Oujda and Jerada, in the French protectorate of Morocco in response to the 1948 Arab–Israeli War ensuing the declaration of the establishment of the State of Israel on May 14. The two towns—located near the border with Algeria—were departure points for Moroccan Jews seeking to migrate to Israel; at the time they were not permitted to do so from within Morocco. In the events, 47 Jews and one Frenchman were killed, many were injured,

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