Irgun

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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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Irgun canonical 27
Irgun Zvai Leumi 3
Irgun (Etzel) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Zionist paramilitary organization
underground organization
abbreviation Etzel
activeIn Mandatory Palestine
alliedWith Lehi
alsoKnownAs Etzel
Irgun
surface form: Irgun Zvai Leumi

National Military Organization
armedWingOf Revisionist Zionism
surface form: Revisionist Zionist movement
associatedWith Herut
surface form: 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 massacre
surface form: Deir Yassin attack

King David Hotel bombing
opposed 1939 White Paper on Palestine
surface form: 1939 White Paper

British authorities in Mandatory Palestine
surface form: British Mandate authorities
opposedBy Haganah leadership at various times
Jewish Agency for Palestine
surface form: Jewish Agency leadership
parentOrganization Revisionist Zionism
surface form: 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

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Yitzhak Shamir memberOf Irgun
Herut originatedFrom Irgun
Herut precededBy Irgun
Lehi separatedFrom Irgun
Irgun alsoKnownAs Irgun
this entity surface form: Irgun Zvai Leumi
War of Independence mainJewishForces Irgun
this entity surface form: Irgun (Etzel)
Yishuv hasPart Irgun
Aliyah Bet carriedOutBy Irgun
Stern Gang splitFrom Irgun
Shmuel Tamir memberOf Irgun
Etzel hasAlias Irgun
Etzel hasAlias Irgun
this entity surface form: Irgun Zvai Leumi
National Military Organization hasName Irgun
this entity surface form: Irgun Zvai Leumi
David Raziel memberOf Irgun
Acre Prison break planningBy Irgun
this entity surface form: Irgun High Command
Yaakov Meridor memberOf Irgun
Avraham Stern memberOf Irgun