Prior to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the Yishuv was involved in several armed conflicts as part of the Arab-Israeli conflict: * 1920 Nebi Musa riots - Arab riots against Jews in and around the Old City of Jerusalem. * 1921 Jaffa riots - Arab riots against Jews in the city of Jaffa. * 1929 Hebron–Safed riots - Arab demonstrations and riots against Jews in all Mandatory Palestine, whose major violent episodes took place in Hebron and Safed. * 1933 Palestine riots - during massive Arab demonstrations and riots held in Mandatory Palestine the demonstrators attempted to break into the Jewish area of Jerusalem but were successfully dispersed by the British police forces. * 1936-1939 Arab revolt - Arab violent uprising against mass Jewish immigration and Br