The Stern Gang
This study of "The Stern Gang" attempts to demythologize the image of this extremist, Zionist underground group. The book analyzes the party's split from the Irgun Zvai Leumi (National Military Organization) and its attempts to synthesize the politics and ideals of the right and left.
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This study of "The Stern Gang" attempts to demythologize the image of this extremist, Zionist underground group. The book analyzes the party's split from the Irgun Zvai Leumi (National Military Organization) and its attempts to synthesize the politics and ideals of the right and left. Booknews An unheroic, undemonic history the extremist underground Zionist movement founded by Abraham Stern, which has previously only been portrayed by its adherents and adversaries. Traces how the movement originated in the radical right of European politics, spurned British help to seek alliance with the Axis powers, shifted to leftist ideas and sought alignment with the Soviet Union, and splintered once it became legal within the State of Israel. Paper edition (4106-5) $25.00. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
List of IllustrationsPrefaceAbbreviationsIntroduction: The Revisionist Background11The Revisionist Movement: A Revolutionary Liberation Movement?112Revisionism between Political Struggle and Fighting Underground, 1936-39303The Split in the IZL against the Background of the Outbreak of War594'The IZL in Israel': Political Movement or Revolutionary Underground?775The Rise of Lehi: An Ideological Reformulation?1116Lehi Goes to War: The Assassination of Lord Moyne1227From the United Hebrew Resistance Movement to the Fundamentals of Hebrew Foreign Policy1518Towards the United Nations1689Towards Jewish-Arab War19510The Invasion of the Arab States21711The Murder of Count Bernadotte23912Between the Trial and the Split256Conclusion285Notes300Bibliography348Index353
\ BooknewsAn unheroic, undemonic history the extremist underground Zionist movement founded by Abraham Stern, which has previously only been portrayed by its adherents and adversaries. Traces how the movement originated in the radical right of European politics, spurned British help to seek alliance with the Axis powers, shifted to leftist ideas and sought alignment with the Soviet Union, and splintered once it became legal within the State of Israel. Paper edition (4106-5) $25.00. Distributed by ISBS. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
