 During the 1929 Palestine riots inhabitants of the village actively participated in the robberies and attacks on nearby Jewish communities.In the 1945 statistics the population of Lifta was 2,250; 2,230 Muslims and 20 Christians, and the total land area was 8,743 dunams, according to an official land and population survey.3,248 dunams were for cereals, while 324 dunams were built-up (urban) land.