Nathan Yellin-Mor

Nathan Yellin-Mor
Faction represented in the Knesset
1949–1951Fighters List
Personal details
Born28 June 1913
Grodno, Russian Empire
Died18 February 1980 (aged 66)
New York City, New York, United States
Military service
Military serviceLeader of Lehi (1942-1948)

Nathan Yellin-Mor (Hebrew: נתן ילין-מור, Nathan Friedman-Yellin; 28 June 1913 – 18 February 1980) was an Israeli National Bolshevik, one of the leaders of the militant group Lehi, Canaanite ideologue, and politician.[1][2][3][4][5] In later years, he became a leader of the Israeli peace camp, a Communist and pacifist who supported negotiations with the Palestine Liberation Organization and concessions in the Israeli-Arab conflict.

As the leader of Lehi, he rejected the Zionist movement and instead formulated a new ideology with the goal of Jewish reindigenization, unity of all Middle Eastern peoples, and the absolute rejection of Western imperialism. This was to be carried out through his "neutralization of the Middle East" policy. Yellin-Mor also promoted Jewish-Arab cooperation against the British and sent out several Arabic publications calling for cooperation in combating Western powers in the region. He believed the conflict with the Palestinians would not devolve into a race war and instead be seen as Jewish paramilitaries reacting in self defense and to restore civil order.[6]

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  2. ^ "יומנים > יומן - מלא 21/03/1948 | The Ben-Gurion ARCHIVE". bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  3. ^ Action, Semitic (2019-01-31). "Leḥi Wasn't a Zionist Organization | VISION Magazine". VISION. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  4. ^ סחיש, ירון (2019-11-05). "Nathan Yellin-Mor: The Underground Fighter Who Became a Peacenik". The Librarians. Retrieved 2024-05-21.
  5. ^ Heller, Joseph (1995). The Stern Gang: Ideology, Politics and Terror, 1940-1949 (1st ed.). London: Frank Cass. ISBN 978-0714641065.
  6. ^ "Yallin-Mor (Friedman-Yalin) Natan – "Gera" – Freedom Fighters of Israel Heritage Association". Retrieved 2024-05-22.