▁Council . ▁Ye h uda ▁Et z ion , ▁a ▁co - found er ▁of ▁the ▁Of ra ▁settlement , ▁had ▁been ▁student ▁of ▁two ▁rabb is , ▁Z vi ▁Ye h uda ▁K ook ▁and ▁Ye h uda ▁Am ital , ▁but ▁was ▁deeply ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁writ ings ▁of ▁Sh ab ta i ▁Ben - D ov , ▁and ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁organ izing ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁D ome ▁of ▁the ▁Rock ▁mos que , ▁whilst ▁Liv ni , ▁a ▁student ▁of ▁Mos he ▁Le ving er ▁from ▁Kir y at ▁Ar ba , ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁an ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Har am ▁al ▁Sh ar if ▁and ▁was ▁primarily ▁concerned ▁with ▁mount ing ▁actions ▁against ▁Arab s ▁in ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁territ ories . ▁ ▁The ▁group ▁that ▁cry st all ized ▁around ▁them ▁as ▁an ▁activ ist ▁vig il ante ▁group ▁adopted ▁the ▁symbol ▁of ▁the ▁Stern ▁Gang ▁as ▁their ▁em blem . ▁The ▁main ▁function ▁of ▁their ▁attacks ▁on ▁Arab s ▁was ▁reven ge , ▁and ▁the ▁attacks ▁were ▁designed ▁to ▁insp ire ▁fear ▁in ▁Arab s . ▁American ▁Jews ▁spe ar head ed ▁fund - ra ising ▁for ▁the ▁group ’ s ▁under ground ▁activities , ▁just ifying ▁their ▁backing ▁of ▁such ▁terror ism ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁personal ▁friend ships . ▁The ▁organization ▁also ▁had ▁assistance ▁from ▁two ▁senior ▁figures ▁in ▁the ▁Military ▁Administration ▁that ▁over se es ▁the ▁occupied ▁territ ories , ▁together ▁with ▁help ▁from ▁several ▁reserve ▁officers , ▁and ▁one ▁career ▁officer