breaks out leading to the civil war which centered around the Haganah and Palestinian Arabs supported by the Arab Liberation Army. 2–5 December – 1947 Jerusalem riots: The Arab Higher Committee declares a strike and public protest of the vote. A crowd of Arabs marching to Zion Square, Jerusalem, are stopped by the British, and the Arabs instead turn towards the commercial center of the city, burning many buildings and shops. Violence continued for two more days, with Arab mobs attacking a number of Jewish neighborhoods. 70 Jews and 50 Arabs are killed. 30 December – Haifa Oil Refinery massacre: Irgun militants hurl two bombs into a crowd of Arab workers from a passing vehicle, killing six workers and wounding 42, damaging the relative peace between the two groups in Haifa. Later that day, the Arab crowd breaks into the refinery compound, killing 39 Jews. Unknown dates The founding of the kibbutz Mashabei Sadeh. The founding of the kibbutz Tze'elim. The founding of the kibbutz Gevim. Births 20 January – Ze'ev Segal, Israeli jurist and journalist (died 2011). 21 January – Dan Chamizer, Israeli artist, journalist, and radio and television host. 22 January – Ali Yahya, Arab-Israeli diplomat, first Israeli-Arab to serve as an ambassador (died 2014). 30 January – Yehoshua Mondshine, Israeli Rabbi (died 2014). 4 February – Juval Aviv, Israeli-American security expert. 22 February – Yehonatan Geffen, Israeli author, poet, songwriter, journalist and playwright. 31 March – Eliyahu M. Goldratt, Israeli business management guru (died 2011). 31 March – Ronny Reich, Israeli archaeologist. 1 April – Tzipi Shavit, Israeli actress, comedian, and entertainer. 4 April – Israel Sadan, Israeli police colonel, former commander of the Israel Border Police, and Mayor of Hadera. 22 April – Shmuel Rosenthal, Israeli footballer. 23 April – Dan Meridor, Israeli politician. 9 May – David Zilberman, Israeli economist. 28 May – Boaz Sharabi, Israeli musician. 3 June – Shuki Levy, Israeli-American composer, writer, director, and executive producer. 13 June – Elyakim Rubinstein, Israeli jurist, Vice-President of the Israeli Supreme Court. 25 June – Zvi Galil, Israeli-American computer scientist and mathematician, President of Tel Aviv University 30 June – Yedidya Ya'ari, Israeli Admiral, commander of the Israeli Navy (2000–2004). 24 July – Amnon Straschnov, Israeli judge. 27 July – Giora Spiegel, Israeli footballer. 4 August – Yael German, Israeli politician. 4 August – Salim Joubran, Arab-Israeli jurist, judge on the Israeli Supreme Court. 1