1948 anti-Jewish riots in Tripolitania
The 1948 Anti-Jewish riots in Tripolitania were riots between the antisemitic rioters and Jewish communities of Tripoli and its surroundings in June 1948, during the British Military Administration in Libya. The events resulted in 13–14 Jews and 4-30 Arabs dead and destruction of 280 Jewish homes. The events occurred during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
| 1948 Tripolitania riots | |||
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| Part of Spillover of the 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine | |||
Downtown Tripoli, 1940's | |||
| Date | 12 June 1948 | ||
| Location | Tripoli, British Tripolitania 32°54′8″N 13°11′9″E | ||
| Caused by | Disputes over United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine | ||
| Methods | Rioting, melee attacks | ||
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| Part of a series on |
| Jewish exodus from the Muslim world |
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| Antisemitism in the Arab world |
| Exodus by country |
| Remembrance |
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