[propertius]

Ah indeed, the King David Hotel bombing. For many decades the world’s single deadliest terrorist atrocity carried by a bloodthirsty extremist gang of thugs (although at least, unlike the Stern Gang — still revered in Israel — they did not try to collaborate with Hitler.)
What happened at the King David, which killed Jews, Arabs and Britons without discrimination was used and studied by Islamist terror groups today. Indeed it was the blueprint of modern terrorism.

Thank you for having the courage to bring it up (many here wouldn’t)

[Vanders9]

Wasn’t it the Irgun who did that?

[casuist]

Thank you for having the courage to bring it up (many here wouldn’t)

What took courage was to resist a colonial occupier intent on imposing it's policy of divide and rule by playing one tribe off of another as in India or Nigeria. The Palestinian "national identity" is the sad legacy of British propagandists and their attempts to pit Arabs against Zionists only the Zionists refused to play the game and instead attacked their real enemy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divide_and_rule

[rmlew]

Ah indeed, the King David Hotel bombing. For many decades the world’s single deadliest terrorist atrocity carried by a bloodthirsty extremist gang of thugs (although at least, unlike the Stern Gang — still revered in Israel — they did not try to collaborate with Hitler.)

Bloodthirsty terrorism? The Irgun (not its radical splinter Stern Gang) bombed British military and occupation Headquarters in the King David. Prior to the explosion, they warned the British and the French consulate. The French evacuated. The British chose not to tell people in their conviction that these human shields would protect them. They were wrong and the blood is on their hands.

The Stern Gang did not try to collaborate with Hitler. They tried to come to an agreement to save Jews in exchange for aid fighting the British.