After the war Barker was the General Officer Commanding ( GOC ) of the British Forces in Palestine and Trans-Jordan from 1946 to 1947 during the Palestine Emergency and is remembered for his antisemitism and his controversial order , in the wake of the King David Hotel bombing in July 1946 , where he declared that '' ( We ) will be punishing the Jews in a way the race dislikes as much as any , by striking at their pockets and showing our contempt of them ''
King David Hotel bombing
King David Hotel bombing
Evelyn Barker