Word: extremist
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...would show a chink in the wall of soldiers and a way out of Tel Aviv. British troops made widespread searches for terrorists, collared many in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem who were merely terrorized. The Jews managed sly smiles at a British announcement that 25 "known members of the extremist Irgun Zvai Leumi and Stern Gang had been taken during "Operation Hippo" (the Army's designation for its application of martial law). Said Tel Avivians: "Hippo labored and brought forth a mouse...
...Extremist. In Chicago, R. B. Heehler got a ticket for speeding, 15 minutes later got a second ticket for speeding, four hours later-as he crept along, with vengeful caution, at 8 m.p.h.-got a third summons for impeding traffic...
Establishment of strong liberalism has been made difficult by the extremist policies of the communists and of the right wing of the Kuomintang, he declared, adding that General Marshall's recent report called the Kuomintang position the "chief bar", to agreement in China...
Moderate Zionists prepared to combat the terrorists in part by terror. Some even planned to kidnap leaders of the extremist bands, hold them until the fanatics ceased their activities...
...partition plan was almost certain to split Jewish ranks. The extremist Irgun Zvai Leumi and Stern Gang, neck-deep in guerrilla warfare against the British, would turn just as eagerly on Jewish "appeasers." In a showdown, moderate Zionists would probably have the support of Haganah, largest of the underground groups. The compromise note was already sounded by "Voice of Israel," the Haganah radio station, which last week condemned violence and "purposeless terror...