Back أحداث شغب وجدة وجرادة Arabic Disturbis antisemites a Oujda i Jerada de 1948 Catalan Pogrome von Oujda und Jerada German Disturbios antijudíos en Oujda y Jerada Spanish Émeutes d'Oujda et de Jerada French פרעות אוג'דה וג'ראדה HE Pogrom van Oujda en Jerada Dutch 1948年摩洛哥反猶暴動 Chinese
| 1948 Oujda and Jerada riots | |
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| Part of Jewish exodus from Arab countries | |
 A photo of the Jewish cemetery in Oujda, taken in 2010. | |
| Location | Oujda and Jerada, Morocco |
| Date | 7–8 June 1948 |
| Target | Moroccan Jews |
Attack type | Violent pogrom, massacre |
| Deaths | 47 Moroccan Jews killed 1 Frenchman killed |
| Injured | Many Jews injured |
| Perpetrators | Moroccan Muslim rioters |
| Motive | |
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.[1] 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.[2]: 151 In the events, 47 Jews and one Frenchman were killed, many were injured, and property was damaged.[2]: 151
The riots took place a few weeks after a speech in which Sultan Mohammed V, in the context of the recent declaration of the State of Israel and ongoing Nakba, "affirmed Jews’ traditional protected status in Morocco but also warned them not to demonstrate any solidarity with the Zionist cause."[2]: 151 In the eyes of many Moroccan Muslims, those emigrating were going to join the forces fighting the Arab armies.[2]: 151
French officials argued that the riots were "absolutely localized" to Oujda and Jerada, and that it had been "migration itself—and not widespread anti-Jewish animosity—that had sparked Muslim anger".[3]
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- ^ Gottreich, Emily (2020). Jewish Morocco. I.B. Tauris. p. 10. doi:10.5040/9781838603601. ISBN 978-1-78076-849-6. S2CID 213996367.
- ^ a b c d Gottreich, Emily (2020). Jewish Morocco. I.B. Tauris. doi:10.5040/9781838603601. ISBN 978-1-78076-849-6. S2CID 213996367.[page needed]
- ^ Mandel 2014, p. 38: "Similarly, [French] officials argued against awarding international refugee status to Moroccan Jews, insisting that the 1948 riots in Oujda and Djérada had been "absolutely localized." It was, they warned, migration itself—and not widespread anti-Jewish animosity—that had sparked Muslim anger."