HaPalmach ( he, הפלמ"ח) is a street in the
Katamon neighborhood of
Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
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History
The street is named for the
Palmach
The Palmach (Hebrew: , acronym for , ''Plugot Maḥatz'', "Strike Companies") was the elite fighting force of the Haganah, the underground army of the Yishuv (Jewish community) during the period of the British Mandate for Palestine. The Palmach ...
paramilitary forces (acronym for ''plugot makhatz'', or shock troops) in
Mandatory Palestine
Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 ...
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Folke Bernadotte was assassinated on HaPalmach street in 1948.
Notable buildings on the street include the
L. A. Mayer Institute for Islamic Art
The Museum for Islamic Art (formerly known as the L.A. Mayer Institute for Islamic Art) (Hebrew language, Hebrew: מוזיאון ל. א. מאיר לאמנות האסלאם; Arabic language, Arabic: معهد ل. أ. مئير للفن الإسلام ...
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References
{{Streets in Jerusalem
Streets in Jerusalem
Katamon