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Irgun

Zionist paramilitary organization (1931–48)
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Summary

Irgun is a paramilitary organization[1]. Irgun ranks in the top 5% of paramilitary organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,040 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Yishuv[3]
  • Instance of: terrorist organization[4]
  • Founder: Avraham Tehomi[5]
  • Commons category: Irgun (group)[6]
  • Inception: January 1, 1931[7]
  • Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: September 28, 1948[8]
  • Participated in conflict: 1947–1948 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Irgun[10]
  • Political ideology: Revisionist Zionism[11], nationalism[12], Zionism[13]
  • Replaced by: Israel Defense Forces[14]
  • Political alignment: right-wing[15]
  • Native label: ארגון צבאי לאומי[16]
  • Owner of: Herut[17], Kol Tsion HaLokhemet[18]
  • Designated as terrorist by: United Nations[19], Government of the United Kingdom[20], Federal Government of the United States[21]
  • Member category: Category:Irgun members[22]

Why It Matters

Irgun has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] Irgun is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

United Nations Ze'ev Jabotinsky

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · איש עיטי · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Political ideology → Revisionist Zionism, nationalism, Zionism
    Designated as terrorist by → United Nations, Government of the United Kingdom, Federal Government of the United States
    Founded by → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Participated in conflict: Intercommunal conflict in Mandatory Palestine"
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