File:King David Hotel bombing, Jerusalem 1946.jpg

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Description	English: The picture was published in the Jerusalem Post after the destruction of Hotel King David by Irgoun - 1946. Čeština: Část hotelu Krále Davida v Jeruzalémě zničená bombovým útokem Irgunu
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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:43, 3 December 2009	672 × 667 (131 KB)	Valleyofdawn	cropped and re-leveled
	21:48, 2 December 2009	772 × 1,024 (134 KB)	Valleyofdawn	Higher resolution image from the original negative at the Matson collection
	15:57, 27 January 2007	1,464 × 1,832 (608 KB)	Deror avi	{{PD-old}} Category:King David