Irgun

The Irgun (Hebrew: ארגון), (full title: Irgun Zevai Leumi) (from Hebrew: הארגון הצבאי הלאומי בארץ ישראל, "The National Military Organization in the Land of Israel"), was a Zionist paramilitary group in Palestine between 1931 and 1948.^[1]

History

Irgun poster, 1931

Irgun is best known for the bombing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem in 1946.^[1]

In the 1940s, Irgun was labelled as a terrorist organization.^[1]

Legacy

Irgun is considered an early version of Ḥerut which was an Israeli political party.^[1] Irgun is also an early version of today's Likud political party in Israel.^[2]

Reference

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Irgun Zvai Leumi", Encyclopædia Britannica; retrieved 2012-5-31.
↑ Eisenstadt, S.N. (1985). The Transformation of Israeli Society, pp. 173–174.

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[britannica-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Irgun Zvai Leumi", Encyclopædia Britannica; retrieved 2012-5-31.

[2] Eisenstadt, S.N. (1985). The Transformation of Israeli Society, pp. 173–174.

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