New immigrants shape their identity around the Altalena story
Sun, 2007-07-22 12:03 — Ha'aretz
By Lily Galili
July 19, 2007
URL: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/884077.html
On June 22, about 100 people climbed aboard the ship Sababa in Jaffa port, and sailed toward Tel Aviv. On board were veterans of the prestate Etzel underground and Russian-speaking new immigrants. They were sailing to the point where the arms-laden Altalena sank 59 years ago after being fired on by order of prime minister David Ben-Gurion. Etzel (the Irgun Zvai Leumi) had bought the arms and was led by Menachem Begin.