19th century
Inter-communal Massacres
1860·Damas
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the Jewish quarter looted in the wake of massacres of Christians
The massacres of Christians that bloodied Syria reach Damascus, and the Jewish quarter is pillaged in their wake.
The Jewish community is not the primary target of this violence, which pits Druze against Maronites before spreading to the capital. It is caught in a collapse of public order of which it is not the object — a situation that would recur many times: wherever confessional violence erupts between two other groups, the weakest community is plundered in passing, with no side coming to its defense.
- Period :
- 19th century
- Type :
- Massacre
- Region :
- Near and Middle East
- Country :
- Syrie
Correspondances consulaires européennes ; chroniques de Damas.