Testimony In British Parliament Proves British Had Advanced Warning of King David Hotel Bombing -- and Laughed It Off

On Monday, July 22, 1946, the Irgun set off an explosion that destroyed part of the King David Hotel used by the British military, killing 91 people and injuring 46.

King David Hotel after the explosion. Public Domain

An article in The New York Times in 1981 reported on a reunion of some of those involved in the attack. It gives background on what led to the attack, noting that the Haganah, the Irgun and Lehi all endorsed the plan:

Video: The Evolution of the Israeli Right -- From Jabotinsky to Begin to Netanyahu

On August 23, 2012 at the Luxe Hotel Sunset in Los Angeles, Children of Jewish Holocaust Survivors presented an evening devoted to exploring the historical roots of the Israeli right, from Vladimir Jabotinsky to Menachem Begin to Benjamin Netanyahu, and a discussion of its current relevance to what is happening in Israel today.

Zeev Jabotinsky, Zionist thinker whose influence
reaches till today's Israeli leaders.
Credit: Wiki Commons

The 3 speakers are:

• Rick Richman is editor of Jewish Current Issues. His articles and posts have been published widely
  
  
• Steven M. Goldberg is National Vice Chairman of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) and is active in other Jewish organizations.
  
  
• Professor Louis Gordon holds a J.D. from Yeshiva University and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Southern California. His work has appeared in the Forward, Studies In Zionism, Midstream, Haumma, the Jerusalem Post, the Jerusalem Report, Middle East Quarterly, Tradition, and numerous other publications.

Here is the video:



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