WATCH: Palestine Post offices burned in 1948
In February 1948, terrorists targeted the precursor to The Jerusalem Post in the city center
This newsreel captures footage from a car bombing and subsequent fire at the Palestine Post offices in Jerusalem on Feb. 1, 1948. According to the Post’s own reporting, the attack left one dead and about 40 injured.
“The offices of the Palestine Post were partly demolished and set on fire,” the British narrator reports, as the camera pans over the rubble-filled street and charred “Palestine Post” sign. “A score of people were injured, and the flames not only made rescue difficult, but also gave the firefighters a very tough time.”
The attack was later attributed to Palestinian Arab irregulars and two British army deserters.
The editors transferred production to borrowed printing presses, and next day’s issue appeared as usual, albeit in smaller form.
(The Associated Press and Movietone News recently released their vast video archives on YouTube, allowing the public to freely access a million minutes worth of historical news clips dating back to 1895 — including many iconic scenes from Israel’s history featured in this Times of Israel series.)
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