The Haganah could disavow the Irgun (and the Stern Gang) with the same credibility that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp could disavow Hezbollah.
Menachem Begin, who led Irgun also founded Likud and as the sixth Prime Minister of Israel was in command of the IDF . So yes, many people (including the US) considered Irgun a terrorist organization, that didn’t put it and it’s leaders outside the mainstream of Israeli military, politics, or government. Besides, it’s crimes during the Mandate and Nakba always served the Zionist cause, and even if the Haganah or “Consultancy” didn’t approve or order their actions, they were happy to take the benefit, and occasionally the credit.
The Stern Gang was declared a terrorist organization when Israel was founded.
Between 5 December 1948 and 25 January 1949, Yellin-Mor and Shmuelevitz were tried in a military court on terrorism charges.[105] The prosecution accused them of the murder of Bernadotte, though they were not specifically charged with it.[105] Senior officers of the IDF, including Yisrael Galili and David Shaltiel, told the court that Lehi had hindered, rather than assisted the fight against the British and the Arabs.[105]
As to the Irgun, the literally had armed conflicts with the Haganah (it is likely that some Irgun members were even kidnapped and tortured by the Haganah between 1944 and 1945, read up on “The Saison”).
The Haganah could disavow the Irgun (and the Stern Gang) with the same credibility that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp could disavow Hezbollah.
Menachem Begin, who led Irgun also founded Likud and as the sixth Prime Minister of Israel was in command of the IDF . So yes, many people (including the US) considered Irgun a terrorist organization, that didn’t put it and it’s leaders outside the mainstream of Israeli military, politics, or government. Besides, it’s crimes during the Mandate and Nakba always served the Zionist cause, and even if the Haganah or “Consultancy” didn’t approve or order their actions, they were happy to take the benefit, and occasionally the credit.
The Stern Gang was declared a terrorist organization when Israel was founded.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehi_(militant_group)#The_Lehi_trial_and_the_Fighters’_Party
As to the Irgun, the literally had armed conflicts with the Haganah (it is likely that some Irgun members were even kidnapped and tortured by the Haganah between 1944 and 1945, read up on “The Saison”).