The Irgun is classified as a terrorist organization by both UN and Amnesty International due to it's systematic attacks on civilians (King David hotel, Deir Yassin massacre). The Irgun leader Menachen Begin openly glorified Deir Yassin massacre as "a splendid act of conquest", just like Hamas terrorists do. The Irgun ideology evolved into Likud Party (hello, Bibi). Not to mentin Begin was Israel's Prime Minister.
You are speaking about 750 victims. What about 750000 victims of Nakba ethnically cleansed by Zionist militia including Irgun.
Remind me who called Palestinians of Gaza human animals?
The Irgun, is responsible for violent acts like the King David Hotel bombing, did not pursue the deliberate mass slaughter of civilians as a strategy.
The Deir Yassin incident was condemned by the Jewish leadership at the time, including the Haganah and the Jewish Agency.
We were literally taught in school that Deir Yassin was wrong. It wasn’t celebrated or justified
In fact, Irgun and Lehi were not part of the official pre-state leadership, and their actions were often criticized internally. That alone separates them morally and structurally from groups like Hamas, which proudly and centrally promotes the targeting of civilians.
As for Menachem Begin, he signed a peace treaty with Egypt. Compare that to Hamas, whose charter still calls for Israel’s destruction and genocide of Jews.
Regarding the “Nakba” yes, hundreds of thousands of Arabs fled or were expelled during a brutal war started by five Arab armies who invaded after rejecting the UN partition plan. War creates tragedy. But that is not ethnic cleansing, and certainly not genocide. Hundreds of thousands of Jews were also expelled from Arab countries in the same era. Do you mention them?
Furthermore: The Nakba is called a catastrophe because they lost. If the Arab armies had won in 1948, it wouldn’t have been any less brutal it would have been the ethnic cleansing of Jews, and they would have proudly called it “the great victory.” That was their goal from day one!!!
This post was edited by Many_Names on Jul 14 2025 11:38pm