David Raziel
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David Raziel (Hebrew: דוד רזיאל; 19 November 1910 – 20 May 1941) was a leader of the Zionist underground in British Mandatory Palestine and one of the founders of the Irgun.[1]
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David Raziel | |
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Native name | דוד רזיאל |
Born | (1910-11-19)19 November 1910 Smargon, Russian Empire |
Died | 20 May 1941(1941-05-20) (aged 30) Habbaniyah, Iraq |
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Battles/wars | World War II |
Spouse(s) | Shoshana |
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During World War II, Irgun entered a truce with the British so they could collaborate in the fight against "the Hebrew's greatest enemy in the world – German Nazism". Raziel was released from prison after agreeing to work with the British. He was killed in action in Iraq in 1941.[2]