Irgun

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Zionist paramilitary organization underground organization

Irgun was a Zionist paramilitary organization active in Mandatory Palestine from the 1930s to 1948, known for its militant tactics against British rule and its role in the struggle for the establishment of the State of Israel.

Aliases (1)

Irgun Zvai Leumi ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Zionist paramilitary organization → underground organization →
abbreviation	Etzel →
activeIn	Mandatory Palestine →
alliedWith	Lehi →
alsoKnownAs	Etzel → Irgun Zvai Leumi → National Military Organization →
armedWingOf	Revisionist Zionist movement →
associatedWith	Herut party →
considered	freedom fighters by many supporters → terrorist organization by British authorities → terrorist organization by some contemporary governments →
cooperatedWith	Haganah in 1940s operations →
country	Mandatory Palestine →
dissolved	1948 →
founded	1931 →
goal	establishment of a Jewish state →
headquartersLocation	Tel Aviv →
ideology	Revisionist Zionism →
influenced	formation of right-wing politics in Israel →
legacy	integrated into IDF after Israeli independence →
mergedInto	Israel Defense Forces →
motto	Only thus →
nativeName	ארגון צבאי לאומי →
notableLeader	Avraham Stern → David Raziel → Menachem Begin → Yaakov Meridor →
notableOperation	Acre Prison break → Deir Yassin attack → King David Hotel bombing →
opposed	1939 White Paper → British Mandate authorities →
opposedBy	Haganah leadership at various times → Jewish Agency leadership →
parentOrganization	Revisionist Zionist movement →
participatedIn	Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine →
splitFrom	Haganah →
succeededBy	Herut →
supported	illegal Jewish immigration to Palestine →
symbol	map of Mandatory Palestine with a rifle and olive branch →
targeted	Arab forces → British administrative targets → British military targets →
usedTactic	assassinations → bombings → guerrilla warfare → sabotage →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Irgun ("Irgun Zvai Leumi") →	alsoKnownAs
Revisionist Zionism →	associatedWith
Yitzhak Shamir →	memberOf
Menachem Begin →	militaryBranch
Haganah →	opposedOrganizations
Herut →	originatedFrom
Herut →	precededBy
Lehi →	separatedFrom