Resistance Tiyul
Today kitat maayan got to spend some time with kitat nachal....in the Central Prison in Jerusalem. In 1917 the British were thinking about being pro-zionist, but only because it would further Britains wealth. Then in 1920-1948 the British Mandate for Palestine was put into place. In the beginning the goal was to work with the British to create a Jewish state. Then that's when the cycle began,
☆Aliyah
עלייה
☆Arab Riots
(1920-1930s)
☆British commissions
British were in need of stability.
☆White papers
MacDonald White Paper:
Limited Aliyah to 75,000 people in the range of 5 years. This also put a limit of Jewish land purchase. The goal of the MacDonald White Paper was to have an Arab state in 10 years time.
From this an illegal aliyah system was created called Aliyah Bet.
"We will fight Hitler as if there is no white paper, and we will fight the white paper as if there is no Hitler." ~Ben Gurion
Hence a Jewish defense organization was formed called the הגנה. The Hagana was made up of kibbutzim members that practiced Jewish self defense. They later become the Army.
Then there's the Etzel, they were founded by Zev Jabotinsky.(fun fact about Web, Bar Kochva was his hero) The Etzel were more proactive than the Hagana and was a part of Revisionist Zionism.
And last but not least, the Lechi. They were known as the "Stern Gang" to the British. They were freedom fighters and saw the Brits as the enemy.
The Revisionist movement had 2 goals.
•make life horrible for the British
•humiliate British on an International scale
My question for kitat maayan is, would you join the resistance and if so, which group would you be? (Lechi, Etzel, or hagana(
Today kitat maayan got to spend some time with kitat nachal....in the Central Prison in Jerusalem. In 1917 the British were thinking about being pro-zionist, but only because it would further Britains wealth. Then in 1920-1948 the British Mandate for Palestine was put into place. In the beginning the goal was to work with the British to create a Jewish state. Then that's when the cycle began,
☆Aliyah
עלייה
☆Arab Riots
(1920-1930s)
☆British commissions
British were in need of stability.
☆White papers
MacDonald White Paper:
Limited Aliyah to 75,000 people in the range of 5 years. This also put a limit of Jewish land purchase. The goal of the MacDonald White Paper was to have an Arab state in 10 years time.
From this an illegal aliyah system was created called Aliyah Bet.
"We will fight Hitler as if there is no white paper, and we will fight the white paper as if there is no Hitler." ~Ben Gurion
Hence a Jewish defense organization was formed called the הגנה. The Hagana was made up of kibbutzim members that practiced Jewish self defense. They later become the Army.
Then there's the Etzel, they were founded by Zev Jabotinsky.(fun fact about Web, Bar Kochva was his hero) The Etzel were more proactive than the Hagana and was a part of Revisionist Zionism.
And last but not least, the Lechi. They were known as the "Stern Gang" to the British. They were freedom fighters and saw the Brits as the enemy.
The Revisionist movement had 2 goals.
•make life horrible for the British
•humiliate British on an International scale
My question for kitat maayan is, would you join the resistance and if so, which group would you be? (Lechi, Etzel, or hagana(
I would probably be in the Hagana. In the Hagana, the goal is to use one hand to build the state and the other hand to fight. I feel like this method is most practical because why would you fight if you don't have people, buildings, government, economy, and other things to be fighting for? I am also not the biggest fan of violence and do not believe in unneeded conflict.
ReplyDeleteI think I would have been really intrigued by Ben Gurions quote and it would of encourage me to become an active part of the Hagana
ReplyDeleteKnowing that a lot of the resistance was made out of youth groups I probably would be part of one. I feel that I would most likely be part of Hagana for similar reasons that Dani said and also because of their way of fighting against both the white papers and Hitler. -Katherine Murphy
ReplyDeleteI would have joined the Hagana. It was cool as heck and lined up pretty well with my ideology and outlook on war.
ReplyDeleteI think I would join the Hagana because they were a sensible organization that upheld the ideals of the IDF today which valued life and defense opposed to attack and death.
ReplyDeleteI think I would have joined the Hagana because they were the start of the IDF and I think that the IDF teaches great morals and outlooks of how to live life.
ReplyDeleteI would have also joined the Hagana. The way they put their values of life was something that is important to me, and they were the start of the IDF that has great morals and is an amazing army.
ReplyDeleteIf I lived during this time, I definitely would have joined a youth fighters movement. I would have probably joined Hagana, because of the message of fighting with one branch and creating a state with the other.
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This sounds like an interesting Tiyuul, I wish I could have been there! I think I would also join Hagana, as fighting without a real investment to fight for is worthless. Violence is occasionally necessary, but to fight needlessly is something I would never do. I would want to fight for a cause I can also be apart of, like starting a nation.
ReplyDeleteIf I were alive during this time, I would definitely join the resistance. The idea of youth being involved in a movement like this is really exciting to me. I think I would join the Hagna. The Hagna had special ideas and values that the IDF still goes by today. I also think I wouldn’t be very good in combat.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Nina I probably would have, because they made a huge impact on future lives of Israelis and helped their country, which I think is very positively symbolic.
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