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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lehi canonical | 18 |
| Lehi (Stern Group) | 1 |
| Lehi party (post-1948) | 1 |
| Lehi political committee | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zionist paramilitary organization
ⓘ
militant group ⓘ underground organization ⓘ |
| activeIn | 1940s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lohamei Herut Israel
ⓘ
Stern Gang ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Lehi Museum in Tel Aviv ⓘ |
| consideredAs |
terrorist organization by British authorities
ⓘ
terrorist organization by contemporary British and Arab sources ⓘ |
| country | Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1948 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Avraham Stern ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1940 ⓘ |
| fullName | Lohamei Herut Israel ⓘ |
| fullNameInEnglish | Fighters for the Freedom of Israel ⓘ |
| hadArmsCacheIn |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
Tel Aviv ⓘ |
| hadPoliticalWing |
Lehi
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lehi political committee
|
| ideology |
Revisionist Zionism
ⓘ
radical Zionism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European anti-colonial movements
ⓘ
nationalist underground movements ⓘ |
| initiallyPositionedAs | anti-British even during World War II ⓘ |
| keyLeader |
Israel Eldad
ⓘ
Nathan Yellin-Mor ⓘ Yitzhak Shamir ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunication | Hebrew ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Israel Defense Forces ⓘ |
| mergedIntoDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
assassination of Lord Moyne
ⓘ
assassination of UN mediator Folke Bernadotte ⓘ |
| notableOperationDate |
1944
ⓘ
1948 ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
1939 White Paper on Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British White Paper of 1939
Mandatory Palestine ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| recruitedFrom | Jewish youth in Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Irgun ⓘ |
| targeted |
British military installations
ⓘ
British officials ⓘ infrastructure of the British Mandate ⓘ |
| usedTactics |
assassinations
ⓘ
bombings ⓘ guerrilla warfare ⓘ robberies ⓘ |
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lehi political committee
this entity surface form:
Lehi (Stern Group)
this entity surface form:
Lehi party (post-1948)