Lehi (militant group)
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Lehi, officially the Fighters for the Freedom of Israel and often known pejoratively as the Stern Gang, was a Zionist paramilitary militant organization founded by Avraham Stern in Mandatory Palestine
Avraham Stern
Lehi commemoration in Petah Tikva. Half-clenched fist, in reference to Psalms 137:5.
The 18 Principles of Rebirth, the ideology of Lehi as laid out by Avraham Stern, notes the need to "solve the problem" of the "alien population".
Wanted Poster of the Palestine Police Force offering rewards for the capture of Stern Gang members: Jaacov Levstein (Eliav), Yitzhak Yezernitzky (Shamir), and Natan Friedman-Yelin
Irgun
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The Irgun, officially the National Military Organization in the Land of Israel, often abbreviated as Etzel or IZL, was a Zionist paramilitary organization that operated in Mandatory Palestine between
Lehi (militant group)
…Organization in Israel, upon being founded in August 1940, and considered its actions as necessary for achieving its national aims. Lehi split from the Irgun militant group in 1940 in order to continue fighting the British during World War II. It initially sought an alliance with Fascist Italy and Nazi…
Avraham Tehomi, the first Commander of the Irgun
The ship Parita unloading immigrants at the beach in Tel Aviv
David Raziel, commander of the Irgun