# havlagah

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The Haganah policy of abstaining from revenge on Arab groups who attacked Jewish settlements during the British Mandate.

## Etymology
From Hebrew ההבלגה (literally “restraint”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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