1. 1948 - A Memoir.
- Author
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Evron, Boas
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ISRAEL-Arab War, 1948-1949 , *WAR , *INTERNATIONAL conflict , *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. , *PALESTINIANS , *INTERNATIONAL relations , *LIBERTY - Abstract
The article relates the author's experience during the 1948 war between Israel and Palestine. According to the author, he was one of the representatives of Lohamei Herut Israel (LEHI) which is the Hebrew initials of the Fighters for the Freedom of Israel that is also known as the Stern Gang in New York. They attempted to recruit young people and collect financial and political backing for the organization that was fighting the British and the Arabs in the Palestine. They also followed momentous events in their homes with terrible anxiety, pestering their superiors for permission to return home and enter the war. Moreover, his friends, classmates and acquaintances have been killed or wounded in the fight.
- Published
- 2008