специально даю арабский источник, чтобы не было проблем с предвзятостью (она есть. но уж точно не в пользу евреев): http://www.jerusalemites.org/hotel.html
"Ninety-two persons lost their lives in that stealthy attack, 45 were injured, among whom there were many high officials, junior officers and office personnel, both men and women. The King David Hotel was used as an office housing the Secretariat of the Palestine Government and British Army Headquarters. "
"The Chief Secretary for the Government of Palestine, Sir John Shaw, declared in a broadcast: ⌠As head of the Secretariat, the majority of the dead and wounded were my own staff, many of whom I have known personally for eleven years. They are more than official colleagues. British, Arabs, Jews, Greeks, Armenians; senior officers, police, my orderly, my chauffeur, messengers, guards, men and women-- young and old-- they were my friends." - разумеется, это не говоит о том, что ВСЕ рлгибшие были офицерами Британии, но это показывет направление удара.
Все это, естественно, не говорит о том, что я одобряю действия "Эцеля", я лишь показываю разницу между терроризмом и партизанскими действиями.