1834 Safed Arab Pogrom
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− | + | Under the rule of the [[Ottoman Rule of Safed 1750 to 1918|Ottoman Turks]] the Jews of [[Safed]] were subjected to arbitrary discrimination and violence, both from the ruling Turks as well as the Arab local population. | |
== Historical Overview == | == Historical Overview == | ||
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== Revolt’s End == | == Revolt’s End == | ||
− | The Jews who were hiding in the surrounding mountains were finally able to make contact with outsiders who related the events to Ibrahim Pasha, the Egyptian ruler | + | The Jews who were hiding in the surrounding mountains were finally able to make contact with outsiders who related the events to Ibrahim Pasha, the Egyptian ruler. Pasha sent a contingent of Lebanese Druze to put down the revolt. Ibrahim Pasha made an attempt to collect money from the Arab rioters but the Jews received very little compensation for their losses. Several of the Arab leaders of the pogrom were hung by Ibrahim Pasha. |