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Haganah is a Hebrew word meaning "defense". Haganah is ... the name of a militia originally formed to defend Jewish settlers in what was then British occupied Palestine, and which evolved into what is now the Israel Defense Forces.
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The Haganah serves the entire nation, the entire yishuv, and the entire Zionist movement. Its flag is the national flag - blue and white. Its anthem is the national anthem, Hatikva. Any Jewish man or woman willing and able to undertake the tasks of national defense may join the Haganah.
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The Saison officially ended when the Haganah, Irgun, and Lehi formed the Hebrew Resistance Movement. Within this new framework, the three groups had different functions, which served to drive the British out of Palestine and create a Jewish state. As Menachem Begin stated in a 1944 meeting: "In fact, there is a division of roles; One organization advocates individual terrorism (Lehi), the other conducts sporadic military operations (Irgun) and there is a third organization which prepares itself to throw its final weight in the decisive war." This united effort lasted for a total of nine months until the Irgun bombing of the King David Hotel's south wing (then used as a British headquarters). Although the Haganah had sanctioned the operation and the Irgun phoned in two warnings to the British, the hotel was not evacuated and 91 people were killed in the explosion. Shocked by the death toll and worried about the negative image this would generate, the Haganah quickly distanced itself from both the Irgun and Lehi.
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