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'''Haganah''' ({{lang-he|הַהֲגָנָה}} {{Transliteration|he|ha-Haganah}}, {{Literal translation|The Defense}}) was the main [[Zionist political violence|Zionist paramilitary organization]] that operated for the [[Yishuv]] in the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate for Palestine]].<ref>Washington Robnett, George (1976). ''Zionist Rape of the Holy Land!: How Zionism Turned Palestine Into a Jewish State''. Crown City Publishing Company, p. 169.</ref> It was founded in 1920 to defend the Yishuv's presence in the region, and was formally disbanded in 1948, when it became the core force integrated into the [[Israel Defense Forces]] shortly after the [[Israeli Declaration of Independence]].
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[[File:Haganah fighters - 1947.jpg|thumb|Haganah fighters in 1947]]
[[File:Haganah command.jpg |thumb|Haganah High Command on the eve of the creation of the IDF, June 1948]]
After the British announced they would withdraw from Palestine, and the United Nations approved the partition of Palestine, the [[1947-48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine]] broke out. The Haganah played the leading role in the Yishuv's war with the Palestinian Arabs. Initially, it concentrated on defending Jewish areas from Arab raids, but after the danger of British intervention subsided as the British withdrew, the Haganah went on the offensive and seized more territory
On May 28, 1948, less than two weeks after the creation of the state of Israel on May 15, the provisional government created the [[Israel Defense Forces]], merging the Haganah, Irgun, and Lehi, although the other two groups continued to operate independently in Jerusalem and abroad for some time after.<ref name=Bell /> The reorganization led to several conflicts between Ben-Gurion and the Haganah leadership, including what was known as [[The Generals' Revolt]] and the dismantling of the Palmach.
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