page_title: Haganah
section_title: 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
hierarchical_section_title: Haganah / History / 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
caption_attribution_description: עברית: חברי ההגנה בעמדת שמירה בדרך לראש העין כפר קאסם. ליד מגדל צדק אוחזים ברובים אנגליים מתקופת מלחמת העולם הראשונה. ראשון משמאל אברהם שפירא. אמצעי יוסף תמיר.English: Haganah combatants (holding English rifles manufactured during WW1) guarding a position near Migdal Tzedek, on the road between Kafr Qassem and Rosh Ha-Ayin. First from left - Avraham Shapira. In the center - Yossef Tamir. OriginalName=עמדת הגנה Notes=בכל שימוש שייעשה בתמונה נא לצרף קרדיט: מאוסף צילומיו של ח\&quot;כ לשעבר - יוסף תמיר, ,ארגון ההגנה,ראש העין,מגדל צדק,רובים
context_page_description: Haganah was the main paramilitary organization of the Jewish population in Mandatory Palestine between 1920 and 1948, when it became the core of the Israel Defense Forces.
  Formed out of previous existing militias, its original purpose was to defend Jewish settlements from Arab attacks, such as the riots of 1920, 1921, 1929 and during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. It was under the control of the Jewish Agency, the official governmental body in charge of Palestine's Jewish community during the British Mandate. Until the end of the Second World War, Haganah's activities were moderate, in accordance with the policy of havlaga, which caused the splitting of the more radical Irgun and Lehi. The group received clandestine military support from Poland. Haganah sought cooperation with the British in the event of an Axis invasion of Palestine through North Africa, prompting the creation of the Palmach task force in 1941.
context_section_description: During the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, the Haganah worked to protect British interests and to quell Arab rebellion using the FOSH, and then Hish units. At that time, the Haganah fielded 10,000 mobilized men along with 40,000 reservists. Although the British administration did not officially recognize the Haganah, the British security forces cooperated with it by forming the Jewish Settlement Police, Jewish Supernumerary Police and Special Night Squads, which were trained and led by Colonel Orde Wingate. The battle experience gained during the training was useful in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
caption: Haganah fighters guarding Migdal Tzedek, 1936
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