Atarot farmers supplied fruit , produce and dairy products to Jerusalem . Some of the moshav 's fields were located at a distance , which created a security problem during the 1929 Palestine riots and 1936 – 1939 Arab revolt in Palestine when it residents were shot at , robbed , and besieged . According to a census conducted in 1931 by the British Mandate authorities , Atarot had a population of 250 inhabitants , in 59 inhabited houses
1929 Palestine riots
1929 Palestine riots
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