Lehi, also known as the Stern Gang, wanted to partner with Nazi Germany to expel Britain from Mandatory Palestine and establish a Jewish State
Newly declassified Israeli files reveal pre-state Zionist militias contacted Nazi Germany officials for help in establishing a Jewish state in Palestine as World War II raged.
The newly released files are from the Israeli army's archive, and were declassified at the request of Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
One file from May 1941 includes statements from Eliyahu Golomb, founder and de facto commander of the Haganah, a pre-state Zionist militia in Mandatory Palestine, which was under British control.
Golomb indicates that a rival Zionist militia was seeking to establish contacts with officials in Nazi Germany for help in expelling the British.
“I have information … about suspicion regarding a group of Jews who have connections with the enemy,” Golomb said, referring to the Germans.
“According to the information, there is a man who contacted the Germans. This man is known; his name is S,” he added.
“S” was Avraham “Yair” Stern, leader of Lehi, the pre-state underground Zionist militia also known as the Stern Gang.
Golomb's remarks were recorded in real time in a Haganah intelligence document filed under “Contacts with the Axis.” (more...)
Declassified files reveal Zionist militia sought alliance with Nazi Germany
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