Irgun

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Irgun
Irgun was an organization in Jew that changed from being a terrorist to a political group. It was started as a movement in 1931 led by Ze’ev Jabotinsky’s (“The Irgun Zvai Leumi…”). Since its foundation, the group has never used violence in its operations against the enemies. It was not until 1939 when the group leaders realized the need to start using violence and became a terrorist organization. Its main goals were to call for a Jewish state reaching all ends of River Jordan. To do this, the group had to combat Great Britain and the dominant global armies during the Second World War.
The main concern of the group was the settlement of the modern day Israel. Their aim was to establish a Jewish state which they managed to do after several years of struggle (Hoffman 260). After the 2nd World War, the UN granted their wishes through the establishment of Israel state and laid down a partitioning plan separating the Jews from the Muslims. To achieve its goals, the group exerted the force on Britain to recognize the state of the Jew on either side of River Jordan. This was done through countless petitions and demonstrations held as part of the strategies. The group also used violence where it declared war against the British government offices and military installations. These strategies led to the truce on the split of Palestine and Israel. Ideally, if we’re not for these strategies, the group would not have been successful. This was because Great Britain was initially adamant to grant their wishes.

Thus, the desire to safeguard peace led to the loosening of the unwavering positions of Great Britain which contributed to the success of the group.

To conclude, Irgun was able to achieve its objective was to create a Jewish state. This was after engaging in different strategies and resistance from many actors among them being Great Britain. Given the stance, the group would not have achieved its objectives were it not for the plan employed. Through continues shift in policy, the group was able to assert its political beliefs and achieve its goals.
Works Cited
Hoffman, Bruce. “The rationality of terrorism and other forms of political violence: Lessons from the Jewish campaign in Palestine, 1939–1947.” Small Wars & Insurgencies 22.02 (2011): 258-272.
The Irgun Zvai Leumi: From Terrorists to Politicians. Schemata, 2013. https://www.lycoming.edu/schemata/pdfs/Sellers.pdf (Accessed 22nd November 2018).