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category: "Extremism & Violent Networks"
tags:
  - Person
  - Military
  - Israel
summary: "Leader of LEHI (Stern Gang), a Jewish terrorist group known for its anti-British stance, succeeded by Yitzhak Shamir."
---

[[David Stern]] was the leader of [[LEHI]] (Lohamei Herut Israel), also known as the [[Stern Gang]], a Jewish terrorist group. He was known for his virulently anti-British stance.[^1]

His successor in leadership was [[Yitzhak Shamir]].[^1]

### Footnotes
[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. Sheridan Square Press, 1992 (TrineDay reprint, 2015).