HaPalmach Street

Islamic Museum on HaPalmach Street

HaPalmach (Hebrew: הפלמ"ח‎) is a street in the Katamon neighborhood of Jerusalem, Israel.

It is named after the Palmach paramilitary forces in Mandatory Palestine. Notable buildings on the street include the L. A. Mayer Institute for Islamic Art.[1] Folke Bernadotte was assassinated on HaPalmach street in 1948.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "L. A. Mayer Institute for Islamic Art". Archived from the original on 2012-06-21.
  2. ↑ Macintyre, Donald (September 18, 2008). "Israel's forgotten hero: The assassination of Count Bernadotte - and the death of peace". The Independent. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
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