Word: bezalel
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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British troops patrolled the streets in armored cars, carried out the biggest mass arrest (approx. 2,700) in Palestine's troubled history. In the Bezalel section of Jerusalem every male under 60 was rounded up. The Eden Hotel, the city's second largest, was emptied of its guests. Jails and compounds bulged with Jews, most of whom were later released...