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Wikipedia: Haganah (Hebrew: "The Defense", ההגנה HaHagana) was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces. The predecessor of Haganah was Hashomer (Hebrew: השומר) ("The Watchman") established in 1909, itself a successor of Bar-Giora, founded in 1907. The Bar-Giora consisted of a small group of Jewish immigrants who guarded settlements for an annual fee.
![[Haganah ship Jewish State in Haifa harbour, 1947]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/MedinatHayehudim_s.jpg "Haganah ship Jewish State in Haifa harbour, 1947")
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![[Haganah troops on parade]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Haganah_troops_on_parade_s.jpg "Haganah troops on parade")
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