1. Haganah - Noun
2. Haganah - Proper noun
the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israeli defense force
Source: WordNet1931 Irgun split Many Haganah fighters objected to the official policy of havlagah (restraint) that Jewish political leaders (who had become increasingly controlling of the Haganah) had imposed on the militia. Source: Internet
According to Collins and LaPierre, by April 1948, the Haganah had managed to accumulate only about 20,000 rifles and Sten guns for the 35,000 soldiers who existed on paper. Source: Internet
A Haganah report writes: :The conquest of the village was carried out with great cruelty. Source: Internet
According to a compilation by Nachman Ben-Yehuda, Lehi was responsible for 42 assassinations, more than twice as many as the Irgun and Haganah combined during the same period. Source: Internet
Almost all of Haganah 's armoured vehicles had been destroyed, the blockade was in full operation, and hundreds of Haganah members who had tried to bring supplies into the city were killed. Source: Internet
After Rommel was defeated at El Alamein in 1942, the British stepped back from their all-out support for Haganah. Source: Internet