King David: a History of Middle East Terrorism………….
“" We entered the hotel. I was very impressed with everything. I was only 18. Everything was so beautiful. Only kings and barons stayed there. I am not stupid, I knew why we were there, but I remained silent. At some point, after we had entered the nightclub area of the hotel, Aviel told me, 'Go into the bathroom and take a look around.' I made a mental note of every small detail. "Then we danced, and while we danced we scoped out other areas. Suddenly a British officer asked me to dance with him. I said, 'Sorry, I don't want to.' Aviel came up to me and asked why I refused to dance with the officer. I said, 'There's a limit to what I am willing to do.' Aviel, who was disguised as an Arab, said, 'You'll dance with an Arab but not with a British officer?'"……..The Irgun used milk jugs filled with explosives to blow up the hotel. Agassi saw the fighters carry them into the hotel through the service entrance. They took the kitchen staff hostage at gunpoint and activated the delay mechanisms inside the jugs. Then the fighters proceeded to release the hostages, who were instructed to evacuate the building, and began fleeing the hotel under heavy British fire. A number of fighters were hit……...”
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