Haganah

[ hah-gah-nah ]

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noun

the underground Jewish militia in Palestine (1920–48) that became the national army of Israel after the partition of Palestine in 1948.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Haganah¹

< Modern Hebrew hagana literally, defense, Hebrew ��ə��Բ��

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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.

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There he joined the Haganah, the paramilitary organisation fighting the British to set up the state of Israel.

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He said his father also belonged to Haganah, the Jewish paramilitary organization.

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There, Jacob Topol became a member of the Haganah, the Jewish paramilitary organization.

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In the movie, the Haganah militia, a predecessor to the Israel Defense Forces, advances on Farha’s village.

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hag Hagar

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