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Haganah
[ hah-gah-nah ]
noun
- the underground Jewish militia in Palestine (1920–48) that became the national army of Israel after the partition of Palestine in 1948.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Haganah1
< Modern Hebrew hagana literally, defense, Hebrew həgannāh
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Example Sentences
Or were the actions of the Haganah and IDF in 1947-48 necessary and therefore just?
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It was during this period that Zionist militant activity, both by the Haganah and the Irgun, aggressively increased.
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The British estimate Haganah's active membership at anywhere from 60,000 to 80,000.
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He was one of the tens of thousands of Haganah members The New York Times wrote about 64 years ago.
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