Palmach
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Yigal Allon…the first commanders of the Palmach, an elite branch of the Haganah, a Zionist military organization representing the majority of the Jews in Palestine after World War I. He was involved in smuggling European Jews into Palestine in defiance of restrictions placed on immigration by Great Britain, the region’s mandatory…
Read More…the first commanders of the Palmach, an elite branch of the Haganah, a Zionist military organization representing the majority of the Jews in Palestine after World War I. He was involved in smuggling European Jews into Palestine in defiance of restrictions placed on immigration by Great Britain, the region’s mandatory…
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Yitzhak RabinEarly life and military career…and in 1941 joined the Palmach, the commando unit of the Haganah. He participated in actions against the Vichy French in Syria and Lebanon. During the first of the Arab-Israeli wars (1948–49), he directed the operations in and around Jerusalem and also fought the Egyptians in the Negev. He
Read More…and in 1941 joined the Palmach, the commando unit of the Haganah. He participated in actions against the Vichy French in Syria and Lebanon. During the first of the Arab-Israeli wars (1948–49), he directed the operations in and around Jerusalem and also fought the Egyptians in the Negev. He
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