At the same time , tensions between Arabs and Jews grew during this period , leading to a series of Arab riots against the Jews in 1929 that left many dead and resulted in the depopulation of the Jewish community in Hebron . This was followed by more violence during the " Great Uprising " of 1936 – 1939 . In response to the ever-increasing tension between the Arabic and Jewish communities married with the various commitments the British faced at the dawn of World War II , the British issued the White Paper of 1939 , which severely restricted Jewish immigration to 75,000 people for five years . This served to create a '' relatively '' peaceful eight years in Palestine while the Holocaust unfolded in Europe
Arab riots against the Jews in 1929
1929 Palestine riots
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