Veterans of Hagana, the Jewish underground defense force of the Mandate period, are seeking to preserve a landmark of the days when they trained clandestinely in the sand dunes south of Tel Aviv under the noses of the British police. They have centered their attention on an old stone building in what is now the fast growing suburb of Holon. The structure may be razed to make way for new housing. The Hagana vets intend to renovate it and turn it into a Hagana museum containing permanent exhibits of Hagana’s early days when the place served as a hide-out.
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