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Irgun Zvai Leumi (IZL)


Israel, Military Org    (1937 to 1948)
• Zionist "National Military Organization" (NMO), a militia group which fought against British control of Palestine (See: Irgun history)
• 1941 : The Irgun (NMO) proposes a military alliance with Nazi Germany against Britain, in return for relocating Jews to Palestine (See: Irgun proposal)
• 1948-04-09 : Irgun and Stern militias massacre Arab residents of Deir Yassin, killing over 250 including many women and children. (See: DYR website) -- Duck | Google | Bing
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Begin, Menachem   (Officer of, 1943 to 1948) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• 1943 : Commander of the Irgun
• 1948-04-09 : Begin leads the Irgun attack on the Palestinian village of Deir Yamin
Emanuel, Benjamin M.   (Member of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Jabotinsky, Vladimir (Zeev)   (Founder of, 1937 to 1940-08-04) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Founder and leader of Irgun until his death
Israel Defense Forces (IDF)   (Merger of, 1948) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Irgun members are merged into the IDF
King David Hotel bombing   (Player of, 1946-07-22) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Members of the Zionist Irgun gang, dressed up as Arabs, carried out the bombing