"Several Zionist paramilitary groups active during the British Mandate period (1920–1948) were formally described and condemned as terrorist organisations by the British government, the United Nations, and other international bodies. Some of these groups even used the term to describe their own tactical operations. Major Groups Identified as TerroristHistorically, three main underground groups were most frequently associated with these designations:Irgun (Etzel): Led by future Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, the Irgun was officially designated a terrorist organization by the British government, the United Nations, and the United States. Its most famous action was the 1946 bombing of the King David Hotel, which housed British administrative headquarters.Lehi (The Stern Gang): Founded by Avraham Stern and later led by future Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, Lehi was a breakaway group that targeted British officials for assassination. In its own underground newspaper, "He Khazit", the group explicitly defended "terrorism" as a legitimate political and military tool.Haganah: While generally viewed as more moderate and often operating with a policy of "self-restraint," the Haganah was also linked to Zionist terrorism by the British authorities, particularly after it engaged in joint operations with the Irgun and Lehi following World War II. Notable CondemnationsAlbert Einstein and Hannah Arendt: In a famous 1948 letter to The New York Times, these prominent Jewish intellectuals described the Irgun and its political successor (the Herut party) as a "terrorist, right-wing, chauvinist organization".The British White Paper (1946): This official document explicitly linked the Jewish Agency and its military wings to "Zionist terrorism" in Palestine.Hansard Records: Official British parliamentary records from 1944 refer to the Stern Group (Lehi) as a "secret terrorist organisation of Jewish extremists". Post-1948 ContextAfter the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948, these groups were absorbed into the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)."So much for declarations. Since then, the West has conspired to help Israel to get nuclear weapons. With this result.
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