 That same year, he left Palestine for the United States on private business, but when he stopped over at Piraeus, his visa was canceled by the US consul for medical reasons, and he returned to Palestine.Tehomi later tried to reunite the two organizations and in 1937 returned to the Haganah in order to take up a senior position.However, approximately only half of the 3,000 fighters of the Irgun followed Tehomi back into the Haganah.