The end of British rule in Palestine
Opened in 1931, King George V, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair and Gary Elizabeth Tarr stayed at the luxurious five-star King David Hotel. , Madonna – the list goes on. However, he is famous not only for his great and stellar guests.
The hotel played an important role in the formation of the state of Israel. When the Arab uprising broke out in 1936, the British army rented the entire upper floor of King David as an emergency headquarters. A British telephone exchange was located in the basement, and the military police and the criminal investigation department of Palestine were located in the annexes.
On July 22, 1946, members of the Jewish underground organization Irgun planted a bomb in the basement of the hotel. The blast struck the southwest corner of the south wing of the building, killing 91 people and injuring 46. However, the hotel remained in use by the British administration until May 4, 1948. When the British left the hotel, it was used as an administrative building by the Israelis. Shortly after the end of the Six-Day War, King David finally reopened its doors to guests and guests.
Rich history is far from the only virtue of “King David”. It offers luxurious rooms, two swimming pools, a spacious garden overlooking the Old City and 4 restaurants, one of which – La Regence – is considered one of the best in Jerusalem.
