Jewish Settlement Police
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The Jewish Settlement Police were a division of the Notrim established in Palestine in 1936. They were developed by the Haganah into an élite force.[1] Members, known as Nodedot, were trained by their commander, Yitzhak Sadeh, in the art of unconventional warfare and specialised in mobility and surprise attacks. According to Katz, "the Arabs feared them greatly".[2] The force was estimated to be 16 000 men and women strong in 1946.[3]
The Settlement Police cooperated with the British to form a joint British-Jewish unit known as the Special Night Squads. These were commanded by a "fervent Christian Zionist"[4] British officer called Charles Orde Wingate, who was posted to Palestine in 1936. They fought Arab guerillas who attacked the Iraqi Petroleum Company pipeline.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Katz, 1988, p. 3.
- ^ Katz, 1988, p. 3.
- ^ Jewish Virtual Library
- ^ Black, 1992, p. 14.
[edit] References
- Black, Ian (1992). Israel's Secret Wars: A History of Israel's Intelligence Services. Grove Press. ISBN 0-8021-3286-3
- Katz, Sam (1988). Israeli Units Since 1948. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-837-4
- Report by Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry from 1946. Available online in the Jewish Virtual Library.
[edit] External links
- Adventure, Danger Color Israeli’s Life, Menachem "Mendele" Friedman's experiences with Wingate and the Settlement Police.
