The Jewish Supernumerary Police (

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: ''Shotrim Musafim''), sometimes referred to as Jewish Auxiliary Police, were a branch of the Guards (''

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'') 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

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during the

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. The other branch of the Notrim was an élite mobile force, created in 1938, known as the

Jewish Settlement Police The Jewish Settlement Police (JSP) were a division of the Notrim established in Mandatory Palestine in 1936, during the 1936-39 Arab revolt.Levenberg, 1993, p. 156. History At the end of 1940, the JSP had about 15,000 members. A field arm ...

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* 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

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