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What will be left of Israel after this government is gone?

Opinion: From Zvi Sukkot’s attempt to smash a Palestinian memorial to Netanyahu and Ben-Gvir’s use of the Altalena story, the question is no longer only what this government is doing, but whether whoever replaces it can repair what it leaves behind

Shimon Shiffer | 08.30.26

ארכיון 1948 אלטלנה

‘Jews won’t shoot Jews today’: The men of the Altalena remember the day Israel nearly tore itself apart

The newly located remains of the 1948 ship off Tel Aviv bring back firsthand accounts from Irgun fighters and Navy personnel, including memories of scarce weapons, lost comrades and the fear that Jews could turn their guns on one another

Nina Fox, Gilad Cohen | 08.25.26

אלטלנה

'Zero chance': Experts say raising the Altalena from the sea is 'simply not realistic'

Netanyahu’s promise to raise the Altalena intact from 503 meters below the sea is virtually impossible, experts say , citing severe corrosion, daunting engineering challenges and potentially massive costs; robots could cut off symbolic section such as bridge or part of deck

Itamar Eichner, Yogev Israeli | 08.25.26

ארכיון 1948 אלטלנה

Netanyahu vows to raise Altalena wreck as political battle erupts over 1948 legacy

Discovery of the Irgun arms ship reignites a decades-old fight over Menachem Begin, Ben-Gurion and the near-civil war that shaped Israel’s founding years

Lihi Gordon | 08.24.26

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