King David Hotel

Coordinates: 31°46′28″N 35°13′20″E / 31.77444°N 35.22222°E / 31.77444; 35.22222

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The hotel in 2010, with the view of the Old City of Jerusalem behind.

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The King David Hotel is the official hotel for visiting heads of state, diplomats and other guests of the Israeli government. It is located in Jerusalem. The hotel was founded in 1931 by Egyptian Jew Ezra Mosseri. The hotel is famous for having been subject to a bombing attack in 1946 by the Zionist militant group Irgun in which 91 people died.^[1]

King David Hotel Media

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King David Hotel from garden side. The east side of King David Hotel.
King David Hotel after being targeted in the terrorist attack by the Zionist organization Irgun, 1946
King David Hotel and pool (2012)
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Royal Signals HQ, in June 1946
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King David Hotel at night (2008)

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References

↑ "This Day in Jewish History: Irgun Blows Up British HQ at Jerusalem's King David Hotel" (in en). Haaretz. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/this-day-in-jewish-history-irgun-blows-up-british-hq-at-jerusalem-s-king-david-hotel-1.5377378. Retrieved 2021-10-29.

Other websites

King David Hotel Jerusalem Official site

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[1] "This Day in Jewish History: Irgun Blows Up British HQ at Jerusalem's King David Hotel" (in en). Haaretz. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/this-day-in-jewish-history-irgun-blows-up-british-hq-at-jerusalem-s-king-david-hotel-1.5377378. Retrieved 2021-10-29.

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