Haganah was the main Zionist paramilitary organization of the Jewish population in Mandatory Palestine between 1920 and its disestablishment in 1948, when it became the core of the Israel Defense Forces.

What does Haganah stand for?

Haganah, (Hebrew: “Defense”), Zionist military organization representing the majority of the Jews in Palestine from 1920 to 1948. Organized to combat the revolts of Palestinian Arabs against the Jewish settlement of Palestine, it early came under the influence of the Histadrut (“General Federation of Labour”).

What does Irgun stand for?

[ ir-goon ] SHOW IPA. / ɪrˈgun / PHONETIC RESPELLING. noun. a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.