| ID | 190990 |
| Title Proper | Ghost of the Altalena seventy-five years on |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kovalsky, Ofira Gruweis |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The tragic Altalena incident of June 1948, where prime minister and minister of defence David Ben-Gurion ordered the newly-formed Israel Defence Forces (IDF) to sink a ship laden with arms for one of Israel’s pre-state military underground groups, killing sixteen people and wounding many others, remains one of the most traumatic events in Israel’s history. This article re-examines the conduct of the key personalities involved in the incident and their attitude towards it in subsequent years. |
| `In' analytical Note | Israel Affairs Vol. 29, No.3; Jun 2023: p.587-601 |
| Journal Source | Israel Affairs Vol: 29 No 3 |
| Key Words | Israel ; David Ben-Gurion ; Altalena ; Menachem Begin ; Hagana ; Etzel ; Israel Galili ; Hillel Kook ; Amihai Paglin ; Yaacov Meridor |