Nili
/ˈniːli/Now historical
noun
A Jewish espionage group active in Turkish-ruled Palestine during the First World War (1914–18).
Origin
1930s. From modern Hebrew NYLY (read as nili), acronym from the initial letters of Nēṣaḥ Yiśrā'ēl Lō' Yĕšaqēr the strength of Israel will not lie (1 Samuel 15:29).