Avraham Stern (Hebrew: אברהם שטרן, Avraham Shtern), alias Yair (Hebrew: יאיר; December 23, 1907 – February 12, 1942) was a Jewish paramilitary leader who founded and led the militant Zionist organization in August 1940, that became named the Lehi in September 1940. It was called the "Stern Gang" by the British colonial authorities and by their assistants in the Yishuv establishment.
In 1940 and 1941, Stern's Lehi movement sought (but failed to achieve) alliance with Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany, offering to fight alongside them against the British if German authorities allow European Jews to emigrate to Palestine and establish a Jewish state.
Read more about Avraham Stern: Early Life, Lehi, Death
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