The Stern Gang: Ideology, Politics and Terror, 1940-1949This study of "The Stern Gang" attempts to demythologize the image of this extremist, Zionist underground group. The book analyzes the party's split from the Irgun Zvai Leumi (National Military Organization) and its attempts to synthesize the politics and ideals of the right and left. |
Contents
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| 9 | |
THE STERN PERIOD | 57 |
THE REAPPEARANCE OF LEHI | 109 |
FROM LEGITIMACY TO DISBANDMENT 194547 | 149 |
LEHI IN DECLINE 194749 | 193 |
Conclusion | 285 |
Notes | 300 |
Bibliography | 348 |
Index | 353 |
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Achimeir April Arab army assassination attack attempt Aviv Avraham Avraham Stern Begin Ben-Gurion Bernadotte Bernadotte’s Betar Britain British cease-fire claimed command communist conflict declared diaspora Eldad enemy Eretz Israel establishment fact fascist favour fight Fighters fighting file final first force foreign Friedman-Yellin German Ginosar Ha-Ma’as Haganah Hazit Hazit Ha-Am He-Hazit Hebrew Hebrew Resistance Movement Heilperin Herut Hitler homeland ibid ideological immigration imperialism independence influence internal Irgun IZL in Israel IZL’s Jabotinsky Jerusalem Jewish Agency Jews July June Ketavim Kingdom of Israel latter leaders leadership leaflet Lehi broadcast Lehi’s liberation Mapai Mapam March maximalist Middle East military Mivrak National Bolshevism Nazi Nevertheless Office officers official organisation orientation Palestine party people’s Poland political programme Ratosh Raziel regime Revisionism Revisionist movement revolutionary Russia Sept Shamir Sicarii social Soviet Stern struggle Tel Aviv terrorist underground Weizmann Yair Yeivin Yellin-Mor Yishuv Zionist