Lehi
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Lehi was a radical Zionist paramilitary organization in Mandatory Palestine known for its militant struggle against British rule and controversial tactics during the 1940s.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zionist paramilitary organization
→
militant group → underground organization → |
| activeIn |
1940s
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| alsoKnownAs |
Lohamei Herut Israel
→
Stern Gang → |
| commemoratedBy |
Lehi Museum in Tel Aviv
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| consideredAs |
terrorist organization by British authorities
→
terrorist organization by contemporary British and Arab sources → |
| country |
Mandatory Palestine
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| dissolvedIn |
1948
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| foundedBy |
Avraham Stern
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|
| foundedIn |
1940
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| fullName |
Lohamei Herut Israel
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|
| fullNameInEnglish |
Fighters for the Freedom of Israel
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| hadArmsCacheIn |
Jerusalem
→
Tel Aviv → |
| hadPoliticalWing |
Lehi political committee
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|
| ideology |
Revisionist Zionism
→
radical Zionism → |
| influencedBy |
European anti-colonial movements
→
nationalist underground movements → |
| initiallyPositionedAs |
anti-British even during World War II
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|
| keyLeader |
Israel Eldad
→
Nathan Yellin-Mor → Yitzhak Shamir → |
| languageOfCommunication |
Hebrew
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|
| mergedInto |
Israel Defense Forces
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|
| mergedIntoDate |
1948
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|
| notableOperation |
assassination of Lord Moyne
→
assassination of UN mediator Folke Bernadotte → |
| notableOperationDate |
1944
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1948 → |
| operatedDuring |
World War II
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|
| opposedTo |
British White Paper of 1939
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British rule in Mandatory Palestine → |
| primaryGoal |
establishment of a Jewish state in all of Mandatory Palestine
→
expulsion of British authorities from Palestine → |
| recognizedAs |
fighters for the independence of Israel
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|
| recognizedBy |
State of Israel
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|
| recruitedFrom |
Jewish youth in Mandatory Palestine
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| separatedFrom |
Irgun
→
|
| targeted |
British military installations
→
British officials → infrastructure of the British Mandate → |
| usedTactics |
assassinations
→
bombings → guerrilla warfare → robberies → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Irgun
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alliedWith |
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Revisionist Zionism
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associatedWith |
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Lehi
("Lehi political committee")
→
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hadPoliticalWing |
|
Yitzhak Shamir
→
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memberOf |
|
Yitzhak Shamir
→
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militaryBranch |
|
Haganah
→
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opposedOrganizations |