Haganah
[ hah-gah-nah ]
/ hɑ gɑˈnɑ /
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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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Origin of Haganah
<Modern Hebrew hagana literally, defense, Hebrew həgannāh
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How to use Haganah in a sentence
Or were the actions of the Haganah and IDF in 1947-48 necessary and therefore just?
New Documentary Reveals Story of Palestinian Village Covered Up By JNF Forest|Mira Sucharov|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEASTIt was during this period that Zionist militant activity, both by the Haganah and the Irgun, aggressively increased.
The British estimate Haganah's active membership at anywhere from 60,000 to 80,000.
He was one of the tens of thousands of Haganah members The New York Times wrote about 64 years ago.