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Irgun

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 1931 and 1948. It was an offshoot of the older and larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah.

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The Irgun was a Jewish paramilitary group that operated in Palestine from 1931 to 1948, breaking away from the larger Haganah organization to pursue its own military strategy during the period before Israel's independence. It matters historically because it was a significant armed force during the pivotal years of Jewish settlement and the establishment of the state of Israel.

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Militant organization.caption: Irgun emblem. The map shows both Mandatory Palestine and the Emirate of Transjordan, which the Irgun claimed in its entirety for a future Jewish state. The acronym "Etzel" is written above the map, and "raq kach" ("only thus") is written below.
Militant organization.dates: 1931–1949
Militant organization.split: Haganah
Militant organization.merged: Israel Defense Forces
Militant organization.successor: Herut
Militant organization.allegiance: Yishuv
Militant organization.status: Paramilitary
Militant organization.ideology: Revisionist ZionismAnti-Arab sentimentAnti-British sentiment
Militant organization.partof: Jewish Resistance Movement
Militant organization.name: National Military Organization
Militant organization.image

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34 sections

Contents

Ideology and organization
Structure of organization
Prior to World War II
Founding
Under Tehomi's command
The first split
Illegal immigration
End of restraint
Increase in operations
During the same period
First operations against the British
During World War II
Second split
Change of policy
Revolt
Struggle against the British
Underground exiles
Hunting Season
Jewish Resistance Movement
Further struggle against the British
Acre Prison break
The Sergeants affair
1948 Palestine War
Integration with the IDF and the Altalena Affair
Propaganda
Criticism
Description as a terrorist organization
Accusations of fascism
Other
See also
References
Further reading
In fiction
External links

The Irgun policy was based on what was then called Revisionist Zionism founded by Ze'ev Jabotinsky. Two of the most infamous operations for which the Irgun were known; the bombing of the British administrative headquarters for Mandatory Palestine in Jerusalem on 22 July 1946 and the Deir Yassin massacre that killed at least 107 Palestinian Arab villagers, including women and children, carried out with Lehi on 9 April 1948.