Definitions for "Haganah"
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underground Jewish militia group prior to Israeli independence
The Jewish underground army. Formed during the British Mandate, it was the forerunner to the Israel Defense Force.
Israeli paramilitary group set up in 1920, became Israeli defence force in 1948
the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israel Defense Force
clandestine Jewish organization for armed self-defense in Palestine under the British Mandate, that eventually became the nucleus of the Israel Defense Forces.
Underground defense force of pre-state Jewish community in Mandate Palestine. Founded 1920, ceased operation after founding of State of Israel.
Jewish underground armies in Palestine
Literally, defense. Abbreviation for Irgun HaHaganah, the Jewish defense organization formed in 1919-20 by volunteers in early Jewish communities as home guards for protection against hostile bands. It became the military arm of the Jewish Agency (q.v.) and went underground during the British Palestine Mandate period (1922-48) when it was declared illegal. Along with the Jewish Brigade, which fought with the Allied forces in World War II, it formed the nucleus of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) established in 1948.
The underground military organization of the Yishuv in Eretz Yisrael from 1920 to 1948
(Hebrew) Literally "defense;" underground organization founded June 1920 by Ze'ev Janotinsky during the British Mandate for Palestine, to protect the Jewish Yishuv from Arab riots and violence. The Haganah became the unofficial army of the Jewish Agency, and the backbone of its leadership was taking from the Zionist socialist movements and the Kibbutzim, and was a model of a citizens' army. The Haganah evolved into an effective military force by 1948 and was able to hold its own against the Palestinians and the invading armies of Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Iraq and Palestinian irregulars despite inferiority in arms and numbers during the initial fighting. The Hagannah refrained from attacks on civilians and on political figures, for the most part, unlike the Irgun and Lehi terror groups. The Hagannah was converted into the IDF in 1948. The Haganah philosophy and political opinions were to some extent reflected in the organization of the IDF.
The Haganah (Hebrew: "The Defense", ×”×”×’× ×”) was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948.