The Jewish Supernumerary Police (
Hebrew
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: ''Shotrim Musafim''), sometimes referred to as Jewish Auxiliary Police, were a branch of the Guards (''
Notrim'') set up by the British in the
British Mandate of Palestine in June 1936.
The British authorities gradually expanded the Supernumerary Police from 6,000 to 14,000 and ultimately 22,000. Those trained became the nucleus of the Haganah,
[Nasr, 1996, p. 13.] which itself became the main constituent of the
Israel Defense Forces
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and ...
during the
1948 Arab-Israeli War
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The other branch of the Notrim was an élite mobile force, created in 1938, known as the
Jewish Settlement Police.
File:כפר רופין - המשוריין ביום העליה-JNF034770.jpeg, Jewish Supernumerary Police, Kfar Ruppin 1938
File:עמק הירדן - קבוצת "השומר" - הגנה וגיוס-JNF032750.jpeg, Jewish Supernumerary Police 1938
File:עמק יזרעאל - פלוגות העמק קבוצת רוכבים יהודים.-JNF035456.jpeg, Jewish Supernumerary Police led by British army officer 1938
See also
*
Notrim
Footnotes
References
*
Bowyer Bell, John (1996). ''Terror Out of Zion''. Transaction Publishers.
*Nasr, Kameel B. (1996). ''Arab and Israeli Terrorism: The Causes and Effects of Political Violence, 1936-1993''. McFarland & Company.
{{Mandatory Palestine topics
1936 establishments in Mandatory Palestine
Law enforcement in Mandatory Palestine
Military units and formations established in 1938
Haganah units
1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine