Mouin Rabbani on Nostr: “An integral and innovative part of the Irgun’s strategy was Begin’s use of ...

“An integral and innovative part of the Irgun’s strategy was Begin’s use of daring and dramatic acts of violence - such as the King David Hotel bombing - to attract international attention to Palestine and thereby publicize simultaneously the Zionists’ grievances against Britain and their claims for statehood … [T]he Irgun deliberately attempted to appeal to a worldwide audience far beyond the immediate confines of the local struggle, beyond even the ruling regime’s own homeland. In particular, the Irgun … sought to generate sympathy and marshal support among powerful allies … as well as among the delegates to the fledgling United Nations Organization, to bring pressure to bear on Britain to grant Jewish statehood.”