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Kol Haolam · Aug 24, 2026

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Divers have located the fabled Altalena, the ship which was bringing arms and immigrants to the Irgun militia during the 1948 War of Independence that was hit on orders of Ben-Gurion and sunk off Israel’s coast, after years of searching. The incident was one of the most contentious in Israel’s history. Ben Gurion’s order nearly led to a civil war. It was Begin’s constraint that averted disaster. Read more on our WhatsApp group

Divers have located the fabled Altalena, the ship which was bringing arms and immigrants to the Irgun militia during the 1948 War of Independence that was hit on orders of Ben-Gurion and sunk off Israel’s coast, after years of searching. The incident was one of the most contentious in Israel’s history. Ben Gurion’s order nearly led to a civil war. It was Begin’s constraint that averted disaster. *Read more on our WhatsApp group* https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H

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