In 1956, the Jordanian government, in cooperation with the ' , housed 28 of these Palestinian families on land owned by Jewish trusts.
The Middle East has navigated another tense year without the outbreak of a major conflict.
By 19 May, 1,319 people had been arrested for participating in the riots, of whom 159 were Jewish, and 170 people had been criminally charged over the riots, of whom 155 were Arab and 15 Jewish.