Jewish Settlement Police
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The Jewish Settlement Police was a British Mandate-era Jewish auxiliary police force in Palestine that played a key role in defending Jewish communities and later provided trained manpower to the Haganah.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jewish Settlement Police canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
auxiliary police force
ⓘ
paramilitary organization ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1940s
ⓘ
late 1930s ⓘ |
| armed | true ⓘ |
| armedBy |
British authorities in Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British Mandate authorities
|
| conflict |
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
Arab Revolt in Palestine
|
| controlledBy |
British authorities in Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British Mandate authorities
|
| country |
Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British Mandate of Palestine
|
| dissolvedFollowing | end of the British Mandate in Palestine ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | late 1940s ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
British authorities in Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British authorities in Palestine
|
| ethnicComposition | Jewish ⓘ |
| garrison |
Jewish agricultural settlements
ⓘ
kibbutzim ⓘ moshavim ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | precursor to Jewish military forces in the State of Israel ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext |
Zionism
ⓘ
surface form:
Zionist settlement movement
|
| language |
English
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of its members into Haganah units
ⓘ
providing military and police training to future Israeli fighters ⓘ role in the development of Jewish defense institutions in Palestine ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| partOf | Palestine Police Force ⓘ |
| providedManpowerTo | Haganah ⓘ |
| purpose |
to organize Jewish self-defense under British supervision
ⓘ
to secure strategic Jewish settlements and roads ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom | Yishuv population ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Supernumerary Police
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish Supernumerary Police
Palestine Police Force ⓘ Yishuv ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
defense of Jewish settlements
ⓘ
guarding Jewish agricultural communities ⓘ rural security ⓘ |
| successor |
Haganah
ⓘ
surface form:
Haganah field units
Israel Defense Forces ⓘ |
| supportedOrganization | Haganah ⓘ |
| trainedBy | British police and military instructors ⓘ |
| trainedPersonnelFor | Haganah ⓘ |
| typeOfTraining |
basic military skills
ⓘ
patrol and guard duties ⓘ weapons training ⓘ |
| uniformed | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.