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Irgun Zvai Leumi |
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Irgun Zvai Leumi(Hebrew; “National Military Organization”) Jewish right-wing underground movement that advocated using force to establish a Jewish state on both sides of the Jordan River. It opposed the British and the Arabs; its activities included a 1946 attack on the King David Hotel that left 91 dead and a 1947 raid on an Arab village in which all 254 inhabitants were killed. In 1943 Menachem Begin became the movement's leader. With Israeli independence its units disbanded. Israel's Herut Party was its political incarnation. See also Likud; Haganah. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Emanuel is a noted Israel-firster whose father was a member of the terrorist Irgun, and who himself flew to help defend Israel during the first Gulf war. The defenders of Jaffa, however, were no match to the more organized and equipped forces of the Haganah and Irgun. Uri Avnery: I joined the Irgun when I was just fifteen years old, and I left when I was nineteen years old. |
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