Ze'ev Jabotinsky

Ze'ev (Vladimir) Jabotinsky MBE (Hebrew: זאב ז'בוטינסקי, Russian: Зеэв (Владимир Евгеньевич) Жаботинский, 18 October 1880 – 4 August 1940) was a Zionist leader, author, orator, soldier, and founder of the Jewish Legion in World War I. He is however most known for being the founder and leader of the jewish terroristgroup Irgun. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... “Hebrew” redirects here. ... is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Zionism is a political movement that supports a homeland for the Jewish people in the Land of Israel, where Jewish nationhood is thought to have evolved somewhere between 1200 BCE and late Second Temple times,[1][2] and where Jewish kingdoms existed up to the 2nd century CE. Zionism is... The Jewish Legion was the name for five battalions of Jewish volunteers established as the British Armys 38th through 42nd (Service) Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Irgun emblem. ...

Early life

Born in Odessa, Ukraine, Russian Empire, he was raised in a Jewish middle-class home and educated in Russian schools. While he took Hebrew lessons as a child, Jabotinsky wrote in his autobiography that his upbringing was divorced from Jewish faith and tradition. ODESSA (German: Organisation der ehemaligen SS-Angehörigen, Organization of Former SS Members) is the name commonly given to an international Nazi network alleged to have been set up towards the end of World War II by a group of SS officers. ... The subject of this article was previously also known as Russia. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ...

Education

Jabotinsky's talents as a journalist became apparent even before he finished high school. His first writings were published in Odessa newspapers when he was 16. Upon graduation he was sent to Bern, Switzerland and later to Italy as a reporter for the Russian press. He wrote under the pseudonym "Altalena" (the Italian word for 'swing'; see also Altalena Affair). While abroad, he also studied law at University of Rome, but it was only upon his return to Russia that he qualified as an attorney. His dispatches from Italy earned him recognition as one of the brightest young Russian-language journalists: he later edited newspapers in Russian, Yiddish, and Hebrew. This does not cite any references or sources. ... Location within Switzerland The city of Bern, English traditionally Berne (Bernese German Bärn , German Bern , French Berne , Italian Berna , Romansh Berna ), is the Bundesstadt (administrative capital) of Switzerland, and is the fourth most populous Swiss city (after Zürich, Geneva and Basel). ... A pseudonym (Greek: , pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons legal name. ... A little girl playing on a swing A swing is a hanging seat in a playground, for acrobats in a circus, or on a porch for relaxing. ... The Altalena Affair was a violent confrontation that took place in June of 1948 between the newly-formed Israel Defense Forces and the Irgun (Etzel), a paramilitary Jewish group. ... Lady Justice or Justitia is a personification of the moral force that underlies the legal system (particularly in Western art). ... University of Rome La Sapienza (Università della Sapienza) is the most ancient university of Rome, Italy. ... Yiddish (Yid. ... “Hebrew” redirects here. ...

Active Zionist

After the Kishinev pogrom of 1903, Jabotinsky joined the Zionist movement, where he quickly earned a reputation as a talented speaker and leader of the intellectually oriented youth. Jabotinsky, during the threat of pogroms that year, formed the militia Jewish Self-Defense Organization made up of young armed Jewish men to protect Jews across Russia from anti-Semitic riots. Tremendous controversy about Jabotinsky broke out within the Russian Jews. During that time, he concentrated on learning modern Hebrew as a spoken language. He also changed his name from the Russian Vladimir to the Hebrew Ze'ev ("wolf"). During the ensuing pogroms, he organized self-defense units in the various Jewish communities throughout Russia and struggled for the civil rights of the Jewish population as a whole. Jabotinsky was elected as a delegate to the Sixth Zionist Congress, the last for Theodore Herzl. In 1909, Jabotinsky attracted much attention with slashing attacks on leading members of the Russian Jewish community for participating in the ceremonies surrounding the centennial of the birth of the Russian writer Nikolai Gogol. In Jabotinsky's opinion, the anti-Semitic views of Gogol made it disgrace for Russian Jews to participate in the centennial celebrations, and indicated a fundamental lack of Jewish self-respect. Herman S. Shapiro. ... The Modern Hebrew language is a Semitic language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... Civil rights or positive rights are those legal rights retained by citizens and protected by the government. ... The World Zionist Organization, or WZO, was founded as the Zionist Organization, or ZO, on September 3, 1897, at the First Zionist Congress held in Basel, Switzerland. ... Theodor Herzl Theodor Herzl (May 2, 1860–July 3, 1904) was an Austrian Jewish journalist who became the founder of modern political Zionism. ... Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (Russian: ; IPA: ; Ukrainian: ) (April 1, 1809 — March 4, 1852) was a Russian-language writer of Ukrainian origin. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

World War One

During World War I, he conceived of the idea of establishing a Jewish Legion to fight alongside the British against the Ottomans who then controlled Palestine. Together with Joseph Trumpeldor, he created the Zion Mule Corps, which consisted of several hundred Jewish men, mainly Russians. The unit served with distinction in the Battle of Gallipoli. When the Zion Mule Corps was disbanded, Jabotinsky traveled to London, where he continued in his efforts to establish Jewish units to fight in Palestine as part of the British Army. Only in 1917, however, did the government agree to establish three Jewish units. Jabotinsky himself fought against the Turks in the Jordan Valley in 1918 and was decorated for bravery. One of his main regrets was that the Jewish soldiers could not participate in even more battle engagements because the British tended to restrain them by keeping the Zion Mule Corps in the background. Old photo of Jabotinsky in uniform File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Motto دولت ابد مدت Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (The Eternal State) Anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Borders in 1680, see: list of territories Capital Söğüt (1299–1326) Bursa (1326–65) Edirne (1365–1453) Constantinople (Ä°stanbul, 1453–1922) Language(s) Ottoman Turkish Government Monarchy [[Category:Former monarchies}}|Ottoman Empire, 1299]] Sultans  - 1281–1326... The Holy Land or Palestine Showing not only the Old Kingdoms of Judea and Israel but also the 12 Tribes Distinctly, and Confirming Even the Diversity of the Locations of their Ancient Positions and Doing So as the Holy Scriptures Indicate, a geographic map from the studio of Tobiae Conradi... Joseph Trumpeldor in uniform c. ... This article is about the Jewish Legion, also known as the Zion Mule Corps of the British Army that fought in World War I against the Ottoman Empire. ... Combatants British Empire Australia India Newfoundland New Zealand United Kingdom France Senegal  Ottoman Empire Commanders Sir Ian Hamilton Lord Kitchener John de Robeck Otto von Sanders, Mustafa Kemal Strength 5 divisions (initial) 14 divisions (final) 6 divisions Casualties 252,000 251,309 The Battle of Gallipoli took place at Gallipoli... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Northern part of the Great Rift Valley as seen from space (NASA) The Jordan River The Jordan River (Hebrew: נהר הירדן nehar hayarden, Arabic: نهر الأردن nahr al-urdun) is a river in Southwest Asia flowing through the Great Rift Valley into the Dead Sea. ...

Role in Nebi Musa riots

Main article: 1920 Palestine riots

After Zeev Jabotinsky was discharged from the British army as an "indiscreet political speaker," he led an effort in Palestine to openly train Jewish volunteers in self-defense. The request to the British authorities to allow arming of the defenders was declined; however, about 600 Jews were secretly armed with small arms. This article describes violent events in the Old City of Jerusalem from April 4-7, 1920. ...

After the 1920 Palestine riots, and at the demand of the Arab leadership, the British searched the offices and apartments of the Zionist leadership, including Weizmann's and Jabotinsky's homes, for arms. At Jabotinsky's house they found 3 rifles, 2 pistols, and 250 rounds of ammunition. Nineteen men were arrested, including Jabotinsky. This article describes violent events in the Old City of Jerusalem from April 4-7, 1920. ... Chaim Azriel Weizmann (Hebrew: חיים עזריאל ויצמן) November 27, 1874 – November 9, 1952) was a chemist, statesman, President of the World Zionist Organization, first President of Israel (elected February 1, 1949, served 1949 - 1952) and founder of a research institute in Israel that eventually became the Weizmann Institute of Science. ...

A committee of inquiry placed responsibility for the riots on the Zionist Commission, for provoking the Arabs. Jabotinsky was given a 15-year prison term for possessing weapons. The court blamed "Bolshevism," claiming that it "flowed in Zionism's inner heart" and ironically identified fiercely anti-Socialist Jabotinsky with the Socialist-aligned Poalei Zion ("Zionist Workers") party, which it called "a definite Bolshevist institution."^[1] Bolshevik Party Meeting. ... Socialism is a social and economic system (or the political philosophy advocating such a system) in which the economic means of production are owned and controlled collectively by the people. ... HaAvoda party logo Labour or Labor, (העבודה HaAvoda) is an Israeli political party. ...

Founder of the Revisionist movement

After the war, Jabotinsky was elected to the first legislative assembly in Palestine, and in 1921, he was elected to the executive council of the World Zionist Organization. He quit the latter group in 1923, however, due to differences of opinion between him and its chairman, Chaim Weizmann, and established the new revisionist party called Alliance of Revisionists-Zionists and its youth movement, Betar (a Hebrew acronym for the "League of Joseph Trumpeldor"). His new party demanded that the Zionist movement recognize as its objective the establishment of a Jewish state along both banks of the Jordan River. His main goal was to establish a Jewish state with the help and aid of the British Empire. His philosophy contrasted with the socialist oriented Labor Zionists, in that it focused economic and social policy on the ideal of the Jewish Middle class in Europe. An Anglophile, his ideal for a Jewish state was a liberal democracy based on the British model. His support base was mostly located in Poland, and his activities focused on attaining British support to help in the development of the Yishuv. Another area of major support for Jabotinsky was Latvia, when his fiery speeches in Russian made a star to the largely Russian-speaking Latvian Jewish community. The World Zionist Organization, or WZO, was founded as the Zionist Organization, or ZO, on September 3, 1897, at the First Zionist Congress held in Basel, Switzerland. ... Chaim Azriel Weizmann (Hebrew: חיים עזריאל ויצמן) November 27, 1874 – November 9, 1952) was a chemist, statesman, President of the World Zionist Organization, first President of Israel (elected February 1, 1949, served 1949 - 1952) and founder of a research institute in Israel that eventually became the Weizmann Institute of Science. ... Palestine (comprising todays Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza strip) and Transjordan (todays Kingdom of Jordan) were all part of the British Mandate of Palestine. ... Hatzohar, (Union of Zionists-Revisionists or Alliance of Zionists-Revisionists) was organisation found by Zeev Jabotinsky in 1925. ... A Zionist youth movement is an organization formed for Jewish children and adolescents for educational, social and ideological development, including a belief in Jewish nationalism as represented in the State of Israel. ... The Betar Movement (ביתר, also spelled Beitar) is a youth movement founded in 1923 in Riga, Latvia, by Zionist leader Zeev Jabotinsky. ... The Jordan River runs along the border between the West Bank and the Kingdom of Jordan Northern part of the Great Rift Valley as seen from space (NASA) The Jordan River Road sign In spring The Jordan River (Hebrew: נהר הירדן nehar hayarden, Arabic: نهر الأردن nahr al-urdun) is a river in Southwest... Labor Zionism (or Socialist Zionism, Labour Zionism) is the traditional left wing of the Zionist ideology and was historically oriented towards the Jewish workers movement. ... Yishuv is a Hebrew word meaning settlement. ...

Exiled by the British

In 1929, Jabotinsky left Palestine to attend the Sixteenth Zionist Congress. The British authorities did not allow him to return. The movement he established was not a monolithic entity, but contained three separate factions, of which Jabotinsky was the most moderate. Old photo of Zev Vladimir Jabotinsky in uniform during World War One This image is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ...

Jabotinsky favored cooperation with the British, while more irredentistically-minded individuals like David Raziel, Abba Ahimeir, and Uri Zvi Greenberg focused on independent action in Mandate Palestine, fighting politically against Labor, the British Authorities, and retaliating against Arab attacks. irredentism is position advocating annexation of territories administered by another state on the grounds of common ethnicity and/or prior historical possession, actual or alleged. ... David Raziel (December 19, 1910 - May 17, 1941) was a Jewish freedom fighter during the British Mandate of Palestine, and one of the founders of the Irgun. ... Dr. Abba Ahimeir (1898-1962), (born: Abba Shaul Geisinovich) was a journalist, writer and historian, and one of the ideologues of Revisionist Zionism. ... Uri Zvi Greenberg, late in life. ...

David Raziel was commander of the infamous terrorist group Irgun, while Abba Ahimeir and Uri Zvi Greenberg acted as visionaries for Lehi. (It is the Irgun wing of the Revisionist Party that years later formed Herut and then Likud by absorbing the centrist General Zionist Party. One of Raziel's greatest disciples was Menachem Begin, Raziel's successor as leader of the Irgun and Betar faction and later prime minister of Israel). David Raziel (December 19, 1910 - May 17, 1941) was a Jewish freedom fighter during the British Mandate of Palestine, and one of the founders of the Irgun. ... Irgun emblem. ... Uri Zvi Greenberg, late in life. ... Lehi emblem Lehi (IPA: , Hebrew acronym for Lohamei Herut Israel, Fighters for the Freedom of Israel, לחי - לוחמי חירות ישראל) was an armed underground Zionist faction in the Palestine Mandate that had as its goal the eviction of the British from Palestine to allow unrestricted immigration of Jews and the formation of a Jewish... Irgun emblem. ... Herut (Hebrew: חרות Freedom) was the political party of the Revisionist Zionist movement in Israel. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a centre-right political party in Israel. ... General Zionists were centrists within the Zionist movement. ...   (‎, August 16, 1913 – March 9, 1992) was a Polish-Jewish head of the Zionist underground group the Irgun, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and the first Likud Prime Minister of Israel. ... The Prime Minister of Israel (Hebrew: ראש הממשלה, Rosh HaMemshala, lit. ...

During the 1930s, Jabotinsky was highly concerned with the situation of the Jewish community in Poland. In 1936, Jabotinsky prepared the so-called “evacuation plan”, which called for the evacuation of the entire Jewish population of Poland to Palestine. In 1936, Jabotinsky toured Eastern Europe, meeting with the Polish Foreign Minister Colonel Józef Beck; the Regent of Hungary, Admiral Miklós Horthy, and Prime Minister Gheorghe Tătărescu of Romania to discuss the "evacuation plan". The "evacuation plan" gained the approval of all three governments. The “evacuation plan” caused much controversy within Polish Jewry with some applauding it while others felt that the plan played into the hands of Polish anti-Semites. In particular, the fact that the “evacuation plan” had the approval of the Polish government was taken by many Polish Jews as indicating Jabotinsky had gained the endorsement of what they considered to be the wrong people. In addition, controversy was created by the fact that the "evacuation" of the entire Jewish communities in Poland, Hungary and Romania was to take place over a ten-year period with no element of choice for Jews over whatever they wanted to go to Palestine or not. However, the controversy over the "evacuation plan" was rendered moot when the British government vetoed it. Jabotinsky went to warn Jews in Europe that they should emigrate to Palestine as soon as possible. Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange),members of the Warsaw pact (light orange), and other former Communist regimes not aligned with Moscow (lightest orange). ... Józef Beck Józef Beck (October 4, 1894 - June 5, 1944) was a Polish statesman, diplomat, military officer, and close associate of Józef PiÅ‚sudski. ... “Horthy” redirects here. ... Gheorghe I. Tătărescu (also known as Guţă Tătărescu, with a slightly antiquated pet form of his given name; 1886—March 28, 1957) was a Romanian politician who served twice as Prime Minister of Romania (1934-1937; 1939-1940), three times as Minister of Foreign Affairs (interim...

Jabotinsky was a complex personality, combining cynic and idealist. He assumed that there was no way for the Jews to regain any part of Palestine without going to war with the Arabs, yet at the same time he assumed that the Jewish state would be able to contain Arab citizens. In 1934 he wrote a draft constitution for the Jewish state to be and said:

Arabs will participate throughout all sectors of the country’s public life….In every cabinet where the prime minister is a Jew, the vice-premiership shall be offered to an Arab and vice versa. Source

He died from a heart attack in New York, on August 4, 1940, while visiting an armed Jewish self-defense camp run by Betar facilities. A request by B'nai Brith that he be buried in Israel was refused by Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, who wrote in a letter dated May 7, 1958 to Judge Joseph Lamm of the Tel Aviv District Court, vice-president of B'Nai Brith in Israel, that: "Israel does not need dead Jews, but living Jews, and I see no blessing in multiplying graves in Israel."^[2] “NY” redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Bnai Brith Membership Certificate, 1876. ...   (October 16, 1886 – December 1, 1973; Hebrew: ) was the first Prime Minister of Israel. ... is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1964, Levi Eshkol permitted the reburial of Jabotinsky and his wife in Jerusalem at Mount Herzl Cemetery. ▶(?) (Hebrew לֵוִי אֶשְׁכּוֹל ) (Born Levi Skolnick) (Hebrew לֵוִי שְׁקוֹלְנִיק) (October 25, 1895 - February 26, 1969), was the third Prime Minister of Israel from 1963 until his death of a heart attack in 1969. ... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... Yitzhak and Leah Rabins grave. ...

Legacy

Modern Revisionist Zionism

See: Revisionist Zionism

Zeev Jabotinsky's legacy is carried on today by Israel's Herut party (merged with other ultra nationalist, far right wing parties to form the Likud in 1988), Herut – The National Movement (a breakaway from Likud), Magshimey Herut (young adult activist movement) and Betar (youth movement). Jabotinsky's legacy in the United States is carried on by various groups including the Americans for a Safe Israel, and the Jewish Defense Organization. Palestine (comprising todays Israel, the West Bank and the Gaza strip) and Transjordan (todays Kingdom of Jordan) were all part of the British Mandate of Palestine. ... Herut (Hebrew: חרות Freedom) was the political party of the Revisionist Zionist movement in Israel. ... Likud (Hebrew: ליכוד, literally means consolidation) is a centre-right political party in Israel. ... Herut – The National Movement (Hebrew: חרות – התנועה הלאומית, Herut – HaTenoaa HaLeumit), commonly known as just Herut, is a minor right-wing political party in Israel. ... Magshimey Herut (Hebrew: מגשימי חרות; achievers of liberty) is a Zionist movement founded in 1999 by a group of Jewish activists who felt the need for a young adult movement dedicated to aliyah, social justice and the territorial integrity of the land of Israel. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... The Jewish Defense Organization is a small Jewish nationalist organization in the United States, which through its swift and energetic response on issues that other Jewish organizations are often unwilling to tackle has obtained media publicity as widespread (if not usually as favorable) as that of some mainstream Jewish groups. ...

Jabotinsky Medal

In Jabotinsky's honor, the Jabotinsky Medal is awarded by the State of Israel for distinguished service or accomplishments. The Jewish Defense Organization also gives a Jabotinsky Award to those it deems stood up and fought the enemies of Jews. The Jabotinsky Medal is a coveted medal awarded by the State of Israel for outstanding achievements. ...

Works

Books

By Jabotinsky

• Turkey and the War. London, T.F. Unwin, Ltd. [1917]
• Sampson the Nazarite. London: M. Secker, [1930]
• The War and The Jew. New York, The Dial Press [c1942]
• The Story of the Jewish Legion. New York, B. Ackerman, incorporated [c1945]
• The Battle for Jerusalem. Vladimir Jabotinsky, John Henry Patterson, Josiah Wedgwood, Pierre Van Paassen explains why a Jewish army is indispensable for the survival of a Jewish nation and preservation of world civilization. American Friends of a Jewish Palestine, New York, The Friends, [1941]
• A Pocker Edition of Several Stories Mostly Reactionary. Tel-Aviv: Reproduced by Jabotinsky Institute in Israel, [1984]. Reprint. Originally published: Paris, [1925]
• The Five. A Novel of Jewish Life in Turn-of-the-Century Odessa

Vladimir Jabotinsky; Michael R. Katz (Translator); Michael Stanislawski (Introduction), [2005] ISBN 978-0-8014-8903-7 The January 1920 issue of the Dial. ... George Josiah Clement Wedgwood, 1st Baron Wedgwood also known as Josiah Wedgwood IV (16 March 1872 - 26 July 1943) was a British Liberal and Labour politician who served in government under Ramsay MacDonald. ...

About Jabotinsky

• Lone Wolf: a Biography of Vladimir (Ze'ev) Jabotinsky. by Shmuel Katz; New York: Barricade Books, [c1996]
• The Vladimir Jabotinsky Story. by Joseph B Schechtman; New York , T. Yoseloff [c. 1956-1961]
• Jabotinsky and the Revisionist Movement, 1925-1948. by Yaacov Shavit. London, England; Totawa, N.J.:F. Cass, [1988]
• Zionism in the Age of the Dictators. , Lenni Brenner, Lawrence Hill & Co; Rev Ed edition [c1983]

Articles and poems

• "The Iron Wall (We and the Arabs)", 1923
• "The Ethics of the Iron Wall", 1923
• Zionism and the Land of Israel
• Tisha B'Av, 1937
• Instead of Excessive Apology, 1911
• The Ideology of Betar
• The Oath Of Betar
• The Song of Betar
• A selection of Jabotinsky's writings: The World of Jabotinsky

Jabotinsky translated Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" to Hebrew and Russian. Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American poet, short story writer, editor, critic and one of the leaders of the American Romantic Movement. ... The Raven as illustrated by Gustave Doré. The Raven is a narrative poem by American writer and poet Edgar Allan Poe. ...

Notes

1. ^ Tom Segev, One Palestine, Complete, Metropolitan Books, 1999. p.141
2. ^ Hecht, Ben. Perfidy. Milah Press, first published 1961, this edition 1999, p. 257. ISBN 0-9646886-3-8

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References

• Lone Wolf: a Biography of Vladimir (Ze'ev) Jabotinsky. by Shmuel Katz; New York: Barricade Books, [c1996] (Katz was a disciple of Jabotinsky. This book, which is still in print, provides an excellent overview of Jabotinsky's life and legacy.)
• The Vladimir Jabotinsky Story. by Joseph B Schechtman; New York, T. Yoseloff [c. 1956-1961]
• Jabotinsky and the Revisionist Movement, 1925-1948. by Yaacov Shavit. London, England; Totawa, N.J.:F. Cass, [1988]

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Further reading

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• The Jabotinsky Institute
• Zionist Leaders: Ze'ev Jabotinsky official website from the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Law honoring Zionist forefather passed by Ilan Marciano published in Yediot Aharonot March 23 2005.
• The Legend of Ze'ev Jabotinsky, by Gad Nahshon, Jewish Post. 2004
• Jabotinsky's biography at Betar UK
• A biography of Jabotinsky on the website of the Jewish Defense Organization

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Quotes

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• "Our habit of constantly and zealously answering to any rabble has already done us a lot of harm and will do much more. ... We do not have to apologize for anything. We are a people as all other peoples; we do not have any intentions to be better than the rest. As one of the first conditions for equality we demand the right to have our own villains, exactly as other people have them. ... We do not have to account to anybody, we are not to sit for anybody's examination and nobody is old enough to call on us to answer. We came before them and will leave after them. We are what we are, we are good for ourselves, we will not change, nor do we want to." (From Instead of Excessive Apology, 1911)

• "Eliminate the Diaspora, or the Diaspora will surely eliminate you." (From "Tisha B'av 1937")

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