Notrim

Notrim
נוטרים (Guards)
Notrim in Bat Shlomo, 1939
Active	1936–1948
Disbanded	1948
Country	British Mandate of Palestine
Branch	Auxiliary Police
Type	Police, militia
Role	Security, law enforcement, defense of Jewish settlements
Size	Thousands (exact numbers varied)
Part of	British Palestine Police Force
Garrison/HQ	Jewish settlements in Palestine
Engagements	1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, World War II

The Notrim (Hebrew: נוטרים, lit. 'Guards'; singular: Noter) were Jewish auxiliaries, mainly police, set up in 1936 by the British in Mandatory Palestine during the 1936–39 Arab revolt.^[1] The British authorities maintained, financed and armed the Notrim until the end of the Mandate in 1948. The Notrim were nominally answerable to the Palestine Police Force, but were in fact controlled by the Haganah.^[2]