This day in 1948 – Palestinian Arabs, together with British deserters, exploded 3 trucks on Ben Yehuda street in Jerusalem, murdering 58 people and injuring up to 200 others (1948) [827×767]
by NotSoSaneExile
This day in 1948 – Palestinian Arabs, together with British deserters, exploded 3 trucks on Ben Yehuda street in Jerusalem, murdering 58 people and injuring up to 200 others (1948) [827×767]
by NotSoSaneExile
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The Ben Yehuda Street bombing in Jerusalem occurred on February 22, 1948.
It was planned by Abd al-Qader al-Husseini and Fawzi al-Kutov and carried out by soldiers who had defected from the British army and used British army vehicles and weapons.
Three buildings on Ben Yehuda Street in Jerusalem (Two hotels and a residential building) were destroyed, and the force of the explosion shattered glass throughout the city.
The bombing killed 58 people, 49 of whom were found dead in the rubble of the buildings and 9 who later died of their wounds along with up to 200 wounded (Varies by source).
The Ben Yehuda Street bombing is among the most deadly bombings to have occurred in Jerusalem.
The planner of the attack, [Abdul Qadir al-Husayni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Qadir_al-Husayni), is a cousin of the infamous Amin al-Husseini. Which was a Palestinian Mufti and Nazi collaborator, who helped recruit Muslims to the Nazi army, among other such actions.
[English source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Yehuda_Street_bombings#1948_(49-58_killed))
[Hebrew source](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%92%D7%95%D7%A2_%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%97%D7%95%D7%91_%D7%91%D7%9F-%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95%D7%93%D7%94_(1948))
[A very detailed Hebrew source, describing the whole event](https://blog.myheritage.co.il/2018/02/%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A2-%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%99-70-%D7%A9%D7%A0%D7%94-%D7%A4%D7%99%D7%92%D7%95%D7%A2-%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%97-%D7%91%D7%9F-%D7%99%D7%94%D7%95%D7%93%D7%94-%D7%97%D7%95%D7%9E%D7%95/)
Looks better than Gaza, no /s
Do I have to follow you everywhere? I’ll post what I did in the other sub.
Man, I wonder why Palestinian Arabs might be mad in early 1948? Did a bunch of terrorist attacks happen against them in the previous decade leading up to a war of aggression?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Irgun_attacks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Haganah_attacks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lehi_operations
imperial british colonialism and people expect peace. this is what happens when you invade nations
People not wanting to hear that intercommunal violence has been endemic to this region for longer than their grandparents have been alive.
Lol at the people arguing about who was right/wrong as if this region hasn’t been war torn for centuries
This was the first armed resistance to the Nakba, which has been happening for over 78 years…