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  Itzhak Sadeh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1941 he participated in the foundation of the Palmach, Hagganah's enlisted military forces of volunteers, and served as its chief commander until 1945.
During that year he was appointed to be Hagganah's Chief of General staff and among other activities was in charge of the movement's operations against the British Forces during the British Mandate of Palestine and in operations involving bringing clandestine Jewish immigrants to Israel.
During the beginning of the Israel War of Independence in 1948, Itzhak Sadeh commanded the defense of kibbutz Mishmar Ha-Emek which was attacked by the Syrian forces, who surrounded the kibbutz in an attempt to divide the country in two.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Itzhak_Sadeh   (551 words)

  
 Itzhak Sadeh
In the summer of 1937, he founded the "Fosh" - the Hagganah field troops, and among other activities commanded the operation of settling kibbutz Hanitah on an isolated hill on the boarder of Lebanon.
During that year he was appointed to be Hagganah's Chief of General staff and among other activities was in charge of the movement's operations against the British Forces and the operations involving bringing clandestine Jewish immigrants to Israel.
During the beginning of the Independence war (1948), Itzhak Sadeh commanded the defense of kibbutz Mishmar Ha-Emek which was attacked by the Syrian forces, who surrounded the kibbutz in an attempt to divide the country in two.
pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/i/it/itzhak_sadeh.html   (515 words)

  
 Irgun
Half of the members returned to the Hagganah, which was controlled by the Jewish Agency, and the other half formed what was called Irgun Zvi Leumi, (National Military Organization) and aligned themselves with the ideals of Zev Jabotinsky.
Negotiation between the Irgun and the Hagganah ensued.
The commander of the Hagganah was Yitzhak Rabin.
www.jewishmag.com /9mag/irgun/irgun.htm   (945 words)

  
 Yeshiva University Commentator -- Volume 63, Issue 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
One document in particular is an IDF intelligence report entitled "The Emigration of the Arabs of Palestine in the Period 1/12/1947-1/6/1948." The document was produced by the IDF intelligence service during the first truce of the 1948 war.
Hagganah operations against Arab population centers was listed as being the primary reason, being responsible for approximately 55% of the exodus.
Hagganah intelligence reports from May 5-6, 1948, repeatedly refer to a concerted campaign by Transjordan's king Abdullah, Damascus Radio, and Kaukji's Liberation Army calling on Palestinians to stand their ground and for those who left to return.
yuweb.addr.com /archives/v63i1/features/50.html   (2395 words)

  
 The Egyptian State Information Service   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
On april10, 1948, before dawn, specifically at 2amand till noon of the same day; within 13 hours guerillas of Argon Tsfay La'Omy Etsell, Shtern and Hagganah, carried out an unsightly massacre in Palestinian country, Deir Yassin, victimizing more than 250 Palestinians most of them were women, children and old people.
All victims were buried in one tomb dug by a unit of Hagganah led by Benshourien Sheify.
At noon, Hagganah Guerilla discovered the cave in which some of the country families hid and opened fire by gun machines killing them all.
www.sis.gov.eg /online/images7/o140422.htm   (725 words)

  
 Atlit detainee camp - Iridis Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
To stop the deportion the Hagganah, a Jewish resistance organisation, blew a small hole in the hold (this occurred on 24 November) but the Patria was an old and rusty vessel and sank quickly.
On board were 1800 refugees; 216 refugees drowned in the disaster.
10 October 1945, the Palmach (Unit of the Hagganah) broke into the camp and released 200 detainees that escaped.
www.iridis.com /Atlit_camp   (221 words)

  
 Taking Your Camera on the Road » The Secret in the Hill
The doctors of the Hagganah realized this early on and developed techniques to maintain the health and fitness of the workers.
The Palmachk, a “division” of the Hagganah which accepted violent action as a solution, was planning to blow up the train loaded with British soliders traveling from the British camp to Tel Aviv.
The Hagganah did what they could to convince the Palmachk to change the location without revealing the bullet factory but to no avail.
www.cameraontheroad.com /?p=386   (3023 words)

  
 Clare Museum: Evidence of Hurling in West Clare
He obtained a degree in law, and then went on to serve in the Hagganah, a Jewish militia set up in the 1920, and as a member saw action during the Arab Revolt of 1936-1938.
Hertzog, through the Hagganah, came into conflict with British over this issue, and the Israeli War of Independece began.
When the State of Israel was founded in 1948, Hertzog was made head of the Israeli Defence Forces Military Intelligence Branch from 1948-1950, and in the 1950s he spent some time as the military attaché to Washington.
www.clarelibrary.ie /eolas/claremuseum/news_events/israeli_presidents_gift.htm   (695 words)

  
 A closer look at the Jerusalem bus bombing
When the Hagganah put the explosive charge in the Patria, the objective was to sink the ship, but not in 15 minutes as happened.
The job of the Hagganah was to defend these towns and farms, which they did successfully in most cases.
In view of the fact that a Palestinian suicide bomber has just killed 18 people, and injured 100 more, it doesn't do any good to post statements describing "bloodthirsty Jews", because they are not.
www.libertyforum.org /printthread.php?Cat=&Board=news_members&main=830267&type=post   (197 words)

  
 Auterrific: Jews Collaborating With Nazis??
There is a rather lively debate going on over at Meryl's in the comments section of this piece she wrote last week.
The debate concerns the nature of the actions of groups like the Stern Gang and the Irgun, two of the organizations that, along with the Hagganah, were the precursors of the first Israeli Defense Force.
The debate began when one Alan E. Brain made the claim that the Stern Gang collaborated with the Nazis in order to attempt to secure a Jewish homeland in the area then known as Palestine and governed by the British.
auterrific.mu.nu /archives/066836.php   (768 words)

  
 The Gates of Zion - Jews for Jesus
Ellie finds purpose in helping the Hagganah prepare to defend the city of Jerusalem after the Partition Act.
Throughout, the author paints a very sympathetic portrait of the Hagganah and exposes some of the cruelty and deception of Arab terrorism.
Those who are interested in Israel and who enjoy sub-plots of adventure and romance should consider adding The Gates of Zion to their list of books to read.
www.jewsforjesus.org /publications/issues/6_6/gatesofzion   (656 words)

  
 Exodus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A few of the officers at this camp are themselves Jews resisting British authority in an active underground network, most notably the Palestinian commander David (Paul Wager) and Rueben (Paul Stevens).
Kitty become more and more involved until the last scene at Karen’s funeral when she is seen with the Hagannah dressed like them and holding a gun and ready to fight with them, she reached a point of no return.
Another element is Ari the agent of the Hagganah who symbolized the Israeli who are struggling to go home and who accept no other solutions than going home.
www.aucegypt.edu /academic/anth/anth400/exodus.htm   (1181 words)

  
 Yitzhak Sadeh was a brave man
He was made commander in the Hagganah, in Jerusalem, shortly after he joined.
During the 1929 riots, he took part in defending the city of Haifa.
During 1945, he was appointed to be Hagganah’s Chief of General staff.
talmud.epsb.ca /ourwork/grade9/sadeh.htm   (497 words)

  
 The Cleansing of Al Bassa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Both of my parents are Bassawis (come from Bassa) and this story is only one of dozens that I have heard from my grandparents who have survived the Hagganah cleansing.
My maternal grandmother was a teenager at the time when Israeli troops entered Bassa and ordered all the young men to be lined up and executed in front of one of the churches.
My grandmother watched as two of her brothers, one 21, the other 22 and recently married, were executed by the Hagganah.
www.palestineremembered.com /Acre/al-Bassa/Story103.html   (247 words)

  
 A True Word - Noone Is Neutral   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
These men are widely considered heroes, whose bravery and honor is beyond reproach.
During the 1940s, many Jewish Americans volunteered with the Hagganah in Israel - the precursor to the modern Israel Defence Forces.
Amongst these volunteers was Colonel David Marcus, a West Point graduate, former Pentagon planner during World War II, and Commandant of the US Army's Ranger school.
www.atrueword.com /index.php/article/articleview/65?PrintableVersion=enabled   (682 words)

  
 Cool Jews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Poet and hagganah (Jewish Underground in Palestine) fighter who parachuted into Nazi-occupied Europe.
Hannah was born in Budapest of an assimilated family.
Through cruelly tortured, she did not reveal any information, and after the fascist takeover in Hungary she was sentenced to death.
www.jrp.com /think/cool/senesh.shtml   (165 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The fact that posters see censorship in what Internet Hagganah does, but not in what the hackers do when they shut down IH is the kind of thing I mean.
The Internet Hagganah is one of a group of web sites that I call "uppity Jew" websites for a reason -- they are very pro-Israeli, very anti-anti-Semtitism, usually pro-Iraq-war, sometimes anti-Islam, and quite loud about it.
These websites (1) do not represent the views of most posters here and (2) do not really hold a view which is uniquely suppressed or censored in the States.
nielsenhayden.com /electrolite/commentlist-oneauthor.php?author=angua&email=anguank@NOSPAM.netscape.net   (715 words)

  
 [No title]
General Notes: Max was also involved in the Israeli arms industry - inclding a secret underground factory near Rehovot for making grenades for the Hagganah - that was located under the Laundry of a Kibbutz.
The Hagganah had originally sought his assitance when he was still in Germany.
The Laundry actually had a contract to wash the British Army uniforms.
www.kurrein.com /Loewe/d8.htm   (506 words)

  
 MidEast Web - Documents and History - Partition Plan of 1947
During the war, the Palmach, a special Hagganah unit was formed to prepare for a possible invasion from Syria, controlled by the Vichy French.
For a time in fact, especially during the "season’ in 1944, the Hagganah and Palmach were actively engaged in rounding up Irgun and Lehi members.
The Hagganah organized numerous attempts at illegal Jewish immigration, to bring the 250,000 refugees living in European DP camps to Palestine in whatever boats they could find.
www.mideastweb.org /181.htm   (7935 words)

  
 Democrats Abroad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Some 27,000 Jews fight alongside the British Army in Africa, while the Hagganah, the militia of the Jewish Agency coordinating the affairs of Palestine Jews, battles both Arabs and the British, fighting to open immigration to Jews fleeing Hitler.
The Irgun, a radical breakaway from the Hagganah, and the radical Lehi (also called the Stern Gang or Group), operate as independent guerilla organizations.
By June, the Hagganah, with Irgun and Lehi (Stern Gang) underground groups, form an army.
www.democratsabroad.org /od/articles/2003/04/02/000273.php   (8063 words)

  
 JewishyIrishy: I can barely...
Because I've had no sleep for two days and I'm wearing "dress casual," but I have to report the surreal experience I'm having...
Right now (I swear to G-d) Dr. Ruth (the one and only)is talking about her experiences in 1939, when she was deported to Switzerland, and about how she then moved to Palestine, joined the Hagganah, lived on a kibbutz, etc. etc.
Meanwhile, a kid covered in shaving cream is running around with a mic, while another kid, dressed as a Hassid, holds up posterboard.
www.jewishyirishy.com /2003/12/i-can-barely.html   (129 words)

  
 Nurit Reshef:Yitzchak Rabin
Rabin's mother, Rosa Cohen, was a pioneer of the third Aliyah and a leader in the Hagganah.
The Hagganah was the military force of the Jews in the Land of Israel before the establishment of the State.
The British, who were then ruling over the land of Israel, did not allow Jews escaping from the terrors of Europe to come to live there.
www.bus.ualberta.ca /yreshef/zionism/rabin.html   (674 words)

  
 but that's just my opinion: China Suicide Bombing on Bus
According to Peacehall.com, police have confiscated the cameras of those who took pictures.
I first learned of this from Aaron at Hagganah Internet.
Aaron, from Internet Hagganah, has archived many of the photos here.
butthatsjustmyopinion.blogspot.com /2005/08/china-suicide-bombing-on-bus.html   (243 words)

  
 Israeli Irgun terrorist group : LA IMC
This was due to the illegal immigration of the incoming Jews.The British, who at first encouraged the immigration of Jews to Israel, now openly banned Jewish immigration.
Half of the members returned to the Hagganah, which was controlled by the Jewish Agency, and the other half formed what was called Irgun Zvi Leumi, (National Military Organization) and aligned themselves with the ideals of the fascist Zev Jabotinsky.
They rejected the "restraint" policy of the Jewish Agency which preferred to use guerilla powers to forward the goal of reclaiming the land.
la.indymedia.org /news/2003/09/82730.php   (1043 words)

  
 Exodus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Once this victory is assured, 30,000 more Jews, previously interned by the British, flood into the Holy Land (the mass escape of insurgents from the prison at Acre is a highlight of the film's midsection).
The final portion of the film involves the struggle of the infant nation to survive attacks from its middle-eastern enemies -- and to weather its own internal struggle between the moderate Hagganah and the Irgun, a Jewish terrorist organization.
With the possible exception of Anatomy of a Murder (1959), Otto Preminger never put together a 100% satisfying "epic": thus Exodus is distinguished by extreme high and low points.
theoscarsite.com /pictures1960/exodus.htm   (344 words)

  
 Burt Jacobson's Personal Introduction
Appalled by this British policy, Eliav left the British military and took command of a ship that ferried Holocaust survivors from Europe to Palestine, smuggling them into the country at night.
Later, Eliav fought against the British in the Hagganah, the underground Jewish army.
When Israel was established in 1948, the new government gave him the responsibility of bringing the Jews of Iran to Israel.
www.kehillasynagogue.org /KehillaMEPeace/Burt_Personal_Intro.html   (2360 words)

  
 Gates of Zion Thoene, Bodie, Zion Chronicles, Bk 1 by Bodie Thoene
Ellie is staying with her uncle Howard, an archeologist, in Jerusalem.
She finds new purpose when she decides to help the Hagganah prepare to defend the city of Jerusalem after the Partition.
He is also an active Hagganah leader who smuggles European Jews, refugees from the camps, into Palestine.
www.book-summary-review.com /Gates-of-Zion-Thoene-Bodie-Zion-Chronicles-Bk-1-0871238705.htm   (1495 words)

  
 Al-Ahram Weekly | Jerusalem revisited
My aunt Nabiha and four of her five children stayed on but experienced grave difficulties.
The area they lived in was made up of unprepared and unarmed Palestinian families; by February Talibya had been taken over by the Hagganah.
Now as we drove around, looking for my family's house, I saw no Arabs, although the handsome old stone houses still bear their Arab identity.
weekly.ahram.org.eg /1998/1948/361_said.htm   (653 words)

  
 Erez Laufer Films   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
During the period from may 1940 till march 1941, the ship "Darien" was involved in an undercover operations in the Balkans.
It was a joint project between the underground "Hagganah" and S.O.E. a British intelligence unit, to blow up the dams on the Danube.
The S.O.E. didn't supply the dynamite so Ruth and the other Mossad guys sent 800 "illegals" to Palestine.
www.erezlauferfilms.com /english/pipeline.html   (184 words)

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