Haganah

The Haganah (Hebrew: "The Defense", ההגנה) was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948.
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Noun
1. the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israel Defense Force
(hypernym) military unit, military force, military group, force
(classification) Israel, State of Israel, Yisrael, Zion, Sion