Violent conflicts involving the Yishuv

Prior to the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, the Yishuv was involved in several armed conflicts as part of the Intercommunal conflict in Mandatory Palestine:

• 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 British authorities.
• 1944–1947 Jewish insurgency – Violent events, which occurred between Revolt declaration by Irgun in February 1944 and the UN partition plan on 29 November 1947, when the British government policy of limiting Jewish immigration to Mandatory Palestine led to conflict between the British Empire and Zionist organizations in Mandatory Palestine, some of which resorted to armed revolt.
• 1947–1948 Civil War – This period constitutes the first phase of the 1947–1949 Palestine war, during which the Jewish and Arab communities of Palestine clashed.

	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Combatant 3	Results
1920 Nebi Musa riots	-	Arab rioters incited by several leaders	United Kingdom military forces in Palestine	Creation of the Haganah
1921 Jaffa riots	-	Arab rioters	United Kingdom military forces in Palestine	Haycraft Commission of Inquiry, Churchill White Paper
1929 Hebron–Safed riots	Betar[1] Haganah	Arab rioters incited by Mohammad Amin al-Husayni, Supreme Muslim Council	United Kingdom military forces in Palestine	Radicalization of both Jewish and Arab communities in Palestine, Shaw Report, Hope Simpson Royal Commission, Passfield white paper
1933 Palestine riots	-	Arab rioters	United Kingdom military forces in Palestine	The British police forces successfully dispersed the rioters.
1936–1939 Arab revolt	Jewish National Council Yishuv Haganah Fosh Peulot Meyuhadot Irgun	Arab Higher Committee (1936–October 1937) Local rebel factions (fasa'il) Volunteers from Arab world Central Committee of National Jihad in Palestine (October 1937 – 1939) Bureau of the Arab Revolt in Palestine (late 1938–1939) Society for the Defense of Palestine	United Kingdom British Army Palestine Police Force Jewish Settlement Police Jewish Supernumerary Police Special Night Squads NDF (from 1937) Arab "peace bands"	Revolt suppressed, creation of the Irgun, White Paper of 1939 which seriously limited Jewish immigration and Jewish purchase of lands in Palestine
1944–1947 Jewish insurgency	Haganah Palmach Hish Him Irgun Lehi		United Kingdom military forces in Palestine	British withdrawal and independence of Israel
1947–1948 Civil War	Haganah Palmach Hish Him Irgun Lehi Foreign Volunteers	Army of the Holy War Arab Liberation Army	United Kingdom military forces in Palestine	1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight, Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries and Israeli Declaration of Independence which led to the start of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War