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June 18, 2020

Righting the Wrongs of Intra-Jewish Violence during Israel’s War of Independence

Exonerating those accused of treason after the shelling of the Altalena.

Next week will mark the 72nd anniversary of the shelling by the newly created IDF of the Altalena, a ship bearing arms for the Irgun in the fight for Israel’s independence. Following the incident, the then-deputy chief of staff of the IDF gave sworn testimony accusing five senior members of the Irgun of treason. Shlomo Nakdimon, the author of a book about the Atlalena affair, argues that it’s high time that Israel formally clears their names:

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