Mouin Rabbani on Nostr: 2. The Irgun, and specifically its leader Menahem Begin, have always insisted that ...

2. The Irgun, and specifically its leader Menahem Begin, have always insisted that they provided several warnings of the impending terror attack, and did so sufficiently in advance to avoid casualties. According to Begin these warnings were ignored by the British, with a senior British official responding, “I’m not here to take orders from Jews, but to give them”. Begin also insisted the British actively prevented people from evacuating the hotel.