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Originally Posted by Kulapavana
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The Irgun was the armed expression of the nascent ideology of Revisionist Zionism founded by Ze'ev Jabotinsky. He expressed this ideology as "every Jew had the right to enter Palestine; only active retaliation would deter the Arabs and the British; only Jewish armed force would ensure the Jewish state".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-0"> [1]</sup> Over time the focus of their actions shifted from the Palestinian Arabs to the British.<sup class="noprint Template-Fact">[ citation needed]</sup>
Some of the better-known attacks by Irgun were the bombing of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on 22 July 1946 and the Deir Yassin massacre (accomplished together with the Stern Gang) on 9 April 1948. In the West, Irgun was described as a terrorist organization by The New York Times newspaper,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"> [2]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2"> [3]</sup>, The Times (of London) <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-LTimes1_3-0"> [4]</sup><sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4"> [5]</sup>, the British Broadcasting Corporation <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-bbcprofile_5-0"> [6]</sup>, the Anglo-American Committee of Enquiry<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-6"> [7]</sup>
Many of the early Jewish terrorists were trained in Stalin's Russia or were deserters from Allied military outfits (like Menachem Begin). Their importance to the forming of Israel was recognized by the posts they later held in it's government (the Irgun chief terrorist Begin was later one of their Prime Ministers).
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Friend, I am sorry, your history does not go back far enough. The Jews began their first Aliyah toward Jerusalem back in the early 1880's. The Irgun came into being in the early 1930's. Many issues took place during that span of 50 years.
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Originally Posted by Kulapavana
only active retaliation would deter the Arabs and the British; |
From what???
Please do some more research. The Irgun was a militant fraction of the Jewish population. Many Jews condemned their activities, just as, I'm sure, many Muslims condemn Hamas' activities.
The Jews who had martial skills were not trained under Stalin's Russia but were trained in Jewish Self-Defense Groups as a response to the Eastern European Pogroms (or Jewish massacres) or as part of the Allied forces.
Many Arab terrorists (10,000 strong) and armies were trained in Hitler's Nazi Military or were highly supportive of the Nazi Party. This includes the "Mufti" Amin al-Husseini. Considered the father of Palestine and the elected president of the Supreme Muslim Council and also recorded as saying,
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"Arabs, rise as one man and fight for your sacred rights. Kill the Jews wherever you find them. This pleases God, history, and religion. This saves your honor. God is with you."
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During the "Nebi Musa/Bloody Passover" Riots, on April 4 1920, the Jews were attacked by Arabs chanting: "Kill the Jews" and "Palestine is our land, the Jews are our dogs". They still chant this slogan to this day. These riots were a protest to the Balfour Declaration of 1917.
Haj Amin al-Husseini emerged as one of the leaders of the 1920 Arab riots in Palestine and incited the masses to murder Jews and loot their homes. While only in his late twenties, he became the youngest ever Mufti of Jerusalem in 1921, supported by the British.
Previous to these riots, in Jan. 1919, Emir Feisal Hussein, the son of the ruler of Mecca was in agreement with the national aspirations of Zionism as he felt that it complemented the notion of an Arab nationalism. He signed an agreement with Zionists.
Oddly, while Feisal was supportive of a Zionist cause, al-Husseini (who would later be an outspoken proponant of Palestine nationalism) insisted that Palestine should be considered part of Syria.
It becomes apparent that fire is fought with fire.