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Ezra Danin (2 August 1903- 31 May 1984〔(Ezra Danin of Haganah Dead at 82 )〕) was the head of the Arab section of the SHAI, the intelligence arm of the Haganah, Israeli politician and an orange grower. Danin specialized in Arab affairs.〔Selwyn Ilan Troen, Noah Lucas (1995) p 641〕 ==Biography== Danin was born to Yechezkel Danin Socholovsky, one of the founders of Tel Aviv. During the Arab Revolt of 1936-1939, Danin was the leader of a spy network for the Hagana in the district of Samaria. In 1940, He formed the Arab section of the SHAI and remained there until 1948. He was instrumental in the formation of the "Syrian Platoon" of the Palmach in 1940-41, whose goal was to infiltrate Syria and Lebanon who were under Franch Vichy rule. Danin accompanied Golda Meir, the Jewish Agency representative, in her meetings with King Abdullah of Jordan, in the months leading to the establishment of the State of Israel. Together with Eliahu Sasson they participated in the 17 November 1947 meeting at Naharayim on the river Jordan.〔Avi Shlaim (1988 reprinted 2004) p 31〕 The Danin-Sasson reports were then produced based on this meeting.〔Efraim Karsh(2000) p.86〕 On May 11, 1948, three days before the proclamation of the independence of Israel Danin again accompanied Meir to Amman, trying to persuade Abdullah not to join the coming Arab-Israeli war of 1948.〔Avi Shlaim (1988 reprinted 2004) p 32〕 According to Nur Masalha and Benny Morris Danin was a member of the various unofficial Transfer Committees, from May to August 1948.〔Benny Morris, (2004) p.312〕〔Masalha, (1992), p. 188〕 Danin then served as a Director of the Foreign Ministry's Middle East Department under Golda Meir. Danin published two books: a collection of documents captured from Arab gangs in the Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 and an Autobiography titled ``Unconditional Zionist" (written with Yaakov Sharet). Danin 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ezra Danin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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