The Irgun (Hebrew: ארגון) was a Zionist paramilitary group in Mandatory Palestine between 1931 and 1948.[1]
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History
changeIrgun is best known for the bombing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem in 1946.[1][2] The Irgun was labelled as a terrorist organization in the 1940s due to its anticolonial insurgency against the British authorities in Mandatory Palestine.[1][2]
Assessment
changeIrgun is considered an early version of Ḥerut which was an Israeli political party.[1][2] Irgun is also an early version of today's Likud political party in Israel.[3][better source needed] Due to Irgun's subscription to Revisionist Zionism,[2][4] which is alleged to be maximalist (uncompromisingly extreme) by left-wing Western academics who shape historiography,[2][5] the group is tainted with the stigma of terrorism in Western collective memory.[2][5]
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Reference
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Irgun Zvai Leumi | Meaning, Israel, Etzel, & Ideology". Britannica. January 1, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5
- Ben-Ami, Yitshaq (1983). "The Irgun and the Destruction of European Jewry". Perspectives on the Holocaust. Springer, Dordrecht. pp. 71–91. doi:10.1007/978-94-015-6864-7_6. ISBN 978-94-015-6864-7.
Print ISBN: 978-94-015-6866-1
- Medoff, Rafael (1996). Why Mrs. Brandeis Endorsed the Irgun: An Episode in Holocaust-Era American Jewish Politics. Vol. 84. Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 29–38. doi:10.1353/ajh.1996.0016. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- Green, Dominic (November 13, 2011). "Irgun Zvai Leumi (Irgun)". The Encyclopedia of War. doi:10.1002/9781444338232.wbeow305. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- Couture, Adam (May 13, 2013). "Menachem Begin's Irgun and Zionist Revisionism: 1944-1948" (PDF). Minds@University of Wisconsin (MINDS@UW). Madison, Wisconsin. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
- Sunderland, James A.S. (February 2, 2024). "How Broadway Helped the Zionist Revolt Against Britain". New Lines Magazine. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
In the 1940s, the Irgun went to the heart of American culture to garner support for its campaign of violent insurrection
- Ben-Ami, Yitshaq (1983). "The Irgun and the Destruction of European Jewry". Perspectives on the Holocaust. Springer, Dordrecht. pp. 71–91. doi:10.1007/978-94-015-6864-7_6. ISBN 978-94-015-6864-7.
- ↑ Eisenstadt, S.N. (1985). The Transformation of Israeli Society, pp. 173–174.
- ↑ "Revisionist Zionism". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1
- "Menachem Begin | Israeli Prime Minister, Nobel Peace Prize Winner". Britannica. September 17, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- Phillips, Moshe (February 13, 2024). "The Gaza war and dark history of the 'BBC' during the Holocaust". Jewish News Syndicate (JNS). Retrieved January 10, 2025.
British forces in the 1940s committed horrific acts of sexual torture, as well as physical and psychological abuse, against young Jewish boys and girls.
- Michaelson, Jay (May 15, 2024). "The Gaza War is neither a genocide nor a mission — it's Revisionist Zionism in action". The Forward. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- "Drawing on the legacy of Ze'ev Jabotinsky is critical in fighting Iran - editorial". The Jerusalem Post. August 5, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
- Schultz, Matthew (August 22, 2024). "Our Own Altalena Moment". Jewish Journal. Retrieved January 10, 2025.
Today as well we are ringed by enemies threatening to wipe us off the map, and yet here we are. Another Altalena is sailing over the horizon.
- Rass, Rida Abu (September 16, 2024). "Why Most Israelis Believe the Conflict Can Never Be Resolved". New Lines Magazine. Retrieved January 10, 2025.