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Haganah
[hah-gah-nah]
noun
the underground Jewish militia in Palestine (1920–48) that became the national army of Israel after the partition of Palestine in 1948.
Word History and Origins
Origin of Haganah1
Example Sentences
She signed up with the Haganah, the underground army that was fighting for the creation of a Jewish homeland, and was injured when the kibbutz where she was teaching kindergarten was shelled.
There he joined the Haganah, the paramilitary organisation fighting the British to set up the state of Israel.
He said his father also belonged to Haganah, the Jewish paramilitary organization.
There, Jacob Topol became a member of the Haganah, the Jewish paramilitary organization.
In the movie, the Haganah militia, a predecessor to the Israel Defense Forces, advances on Farha’s village.
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