Some Israelis justify acts of political violence . Sixty years after participating in the assassination of Count Bernadotte , Geula Cohen had no regrets . As a broadcaster on Lehi 's radio , she recalled the threats against Bernadotte in advance of the assassination . " I told him if you are not going to leave Jerusalem and go to your Stockholm , you wo n't be any more . " Asked if it was right to assassinate Bernadotte , she replied , " There is no question about it . We would not have Jerusalem any more . " In July 2006 , the Menachem Begin Heritage Center organized a conference to mark the 60th anniversary of the King David Hotel bombing . The conference was attended by past and future Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former members of Irgun . The British Ambassador in Tel Aviv and the Consul-General in Jerusalem protested that a plaque commemorating the bombing stated " For reasons known only to the British , the hotel was not evacuated . " Netanyahu , then chairman of Likud and Leader of the Opposition in the Knesset , opined that the bombing was a legitimate act with a military target , distinguishing it from an act of terror intended to harm civilians , since Irgun sent warnings to evacuate the building . He said " Imagine that Hamas or Hizbullah would call the military headquarters in Tel Aviv and say , ' We have placed a bomb and we are asking you to evacuate the area . ' They do n't do that . That is the difference . " The British Ambassador in Tel Aviv and the Consul-General in Jerusalem protested , saying " We do not think that it is right for an act of terrorism , which led to the loss of many lives , to be commemorated " , and wrote to the Mayor of Jerusalem that such an " act of terror " could not be honored . The British government also demanded the removal of the plaque , pointing out that the statement on it accusing the British of failing to evacuate the hotel was untrue and " did not absolve those who planted the bomb . " To prevent a diplomatic incident , changes were made in the plaque 's text . The final English version says " Warning phone calls have been made to the hotel , The Palestine Post and the French Consulate , urging the hotel 's occupants to leave immediately . The hotel was not evacuated and after 25 minutes the bombs exploded . To the Irgun 's regret , 92 persons were killed . "
King David Hotel bombing
King David Hotel bombing
Zionist political violence