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Nili was a Jewish espionage network which assisted the United Kingdom in its fight against the Ottoman Empire in Palestine between 1915-1917, during World War I.
The choice of siding with the British against the ruling power, the Ottomans, was eventually proven right by history, but in taking it the members of Nili went against the majority view of their fellow Jews from the Yishuv, who feared fierce persecution. These fears almost materialised when the spy ring was discovered, and the Jews of Palestine escaped the tragic fate of the Armenians only due to the intervention of the Vatican, the German government and General Erich von Falkenhayn, commander of the Ottoman-German troops in Palestine.
Nili was a spy network.
Nili may also refer to:
- Nili, Afghanistan
- Nili, Iran
- Nili, Mateh Binyamin, Israeli settlement in the West Bank
- Nili (subgroup), in the Taxonomy of Anopheles
- Nilly Drucker, Miss Israel 1986
- Nili Tal
- Francisco José Perdomo Borges, known as Nili, Spanish footballer
Francisco José Perdomo Borges (born 18 February 1994), commonly known as Nili, is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a winger.