Altalena Irgun Politics Society and Culture

Description of Irgun's efforts to smuggle weapons into the newly formed state of Israel, and the questions raised about the purpose for which they intended to use those arms.

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• Altalena - Description of Irgun\\'s efforts to smuggle weapons into the newly irgun formed state of Israel, and the questions raised about the irgun purpose for which they intended to use those arms.
• The Altalena Affair - An overview of Irgun\\'s arms smuggling effort, and the military action against its weapons ship which almost resulted in the death of Menachem Begin.

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