Monday, February 4, 2013

The 1946 Irgun bombing of the King David Hotel

A cartoon published shortly after the 1946 bombing of the King David Hotel.
The King David Hotel bombing was an attack carried out on July 22, 1946 by the militant right-wing Zionist underground organization the Irgun on the British administrative headquarters for Palestine, which was housed in the King David Hotel in Jerusalem... 91 people were killed, most of them being staff of the hotel or Secretariat: 21 were first-rank government officials; 49 were second-rank clerks, typists and messengers, junior members of the Secretariat, employees of the hotel and canteen workers; 13 were soldiers; 3 policemen; and 5 were members of the public. By nationality, there were 41 Arabs, 28 British citizens, 17 Palestinian Jews, 2 Armenians, 1 Russian, 1 Greek and 1 Egyptian. 46 people were injured. Some of the deaths and injuries occurred in the road outside the hotel and in adjacent buildings.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_David_Hotel_bombing

2 comments:

  1. Please can you tell me where and when the cartoon was published. It is a great resource but loses its value if you don't know the provenance.

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  2. By Illingworth, 'The Daily Mail', July 23, 1946

    you can find more cartoons with their provenance here mideast cartoon history

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