Birya affair
A 1946 Zionist resettlement triumph against British Mandate forces.
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The Birya affair involved a British attempt to seize Kibbutz Birya during the Mandate period. After British soldiers arrested all 24 residents and declared the area a military zone, thousands of young people, organized by the Hagana, resettled the site. This act became a celebrated victory for Zionist resistance.
Quick Facts
- Date of british search
- March 5, 1946
- Location
- Kibbutz Birya, northern Galilee, near Safed
- Number arrested
- 24
- Date of resettlement attempt
- March 14, 1946 (Yud-Alef Adar)
- Organizing group
- Hagana
- Outcome
- British authorities agreed to 20 Jewish settlers on Birya soil on March 17, 1946
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- Wikipedia: Birya affair (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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