April 26, 1937 Irgun Bet Splits Up

Half of the members of Irgun Bet (Hagana Bet), commanded by Abraham Tehomi, return to the Hagana. Those remaining establish the Irgun Tzva’I Le’umi (acronym Etzel), headed by David Raziel. It opposes the Yishuv leaders who believe that a policy of restraint towards the Arabs needs to be adopted.