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Raising the Altalena: Netanyahu digs up sunken 1948 arms ship in ‘pre-election stunt’
France 24✓
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AI EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Israel’s government announced the recovery of the Altalena, a ship sunk in 1948 that carried weapons for a right‑wing militia. The timing of the discovery, just weeks before the October legislative elections, is being portrayed by officials as a political statement aimed at the left.
WHY IT MATTERS
The revelation is being used to influence voter sentiment ahead of the upcoming legislative elections.
A ship carrying arms for a right-wing militia, the Altalena was sunk 78 years ago off the coast of Tel Aviv at the orders of Israel’s founders. The discovery of its wreckage last week has given the country’s right-wing government ammunition to target the left and attempt to redirect the campaign for legislative elections in October.
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