Irgun
Americannoun
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In 2011, King likened the IRA to the African National Congress and the Irgun.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 11, 2019
Sixteen Irgun fighters were killed; the group’s leader, Menachem Begin—later the Prime Minister—was carried ashore by his men.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 26, 2015
The group was organized by Hillel Kook, a charismatic Irgun leader who adopted the pseudonym Peter H. Bergson.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2011
Back in the States and bored with college, he tried joining the Irgun, but the war for Israel's independence ended before he could help.
From Time ● Jun. 25, 2011
My father was outraged by the Irgun act, but said nothing more about it after his first burst of anger.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
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