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	The Altalena Affair and al-Sadr \| the F O R V M
		In June of 1948, while the outcome of the Arab-Israeli war was still very much in doubt, the Altalena affair took place.
		Naturally many Etzel supporters were outraged by what they perceived as an excessive use of force, but the end result was that the central Israeli government consolidated power while appearing to abide by the truce conditions, and eventually the paramilitary groups were either squashed or subsumed into the IDF.
		Another domino then fell, as "Lawmakers and Cabinet ministers loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr have suspended participation in parliament and the government." Not a good week for al-Maliki, whose ability (or desire) to end the violence in Iraq was recently questioned in a classified memo from Stephen Hadley leaked to the NY Times.
	theforvm.org /diary/brendanm98/the-altalena-affair-and-al-sadr (2348 words)

	The Altalena Affair
		The Altalena, purchased by Irgun members abroad, was originally intended to reach Israel on May 15, 1948, loaded with fighters and military equipment.
		The Irgun headquarters in Paris did their best to keep the Altalena's preparations for departure a secret, but it was difficult to conceal the movement of 940 fighters and the loading of a large quantity of arms and ammunition.
		While the Irgun proposed directing the Altalena to Tel Aviv beach, Ministry of Defence representatives claimed that the Kfar Vitkin beach was preferable, since it would be easier to evade UN observers there.
	www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/History/Altalena.html (1522 words)

	Jewish and Israel News from New York - The Jewish Week (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On the 55th anniversary of the Altalena, question arises whether Palestinian leaders are prepared to fire on armed insurgents.
		The Altalena is little known to young Israelis; the Hebrew anniversary of its arrival and eventual destruction went almost unnoticed last week.
		But the Altalena is increasingly cited in leadership and journalistic circles as a historical lesson for Mahmoud Abbas, the fledgling prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, and for other “moderate” Palestinians.
	thejewishweek.com /news/newscontent.php3?artid=8117 (1003 words)

	Altalena Affair - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Altalena Affair was a violent confrontation that took place in June of 1948 between the newly-formed Israel Defense Forces and the Irgun (Etzel), a paramilitary Jewish group.
		The Altalena Affair exposed deep rifts between the main political factions in Israel, and continued to be a major source of bitter controversy in the Israeli political discourse for decades.
		His role in the Altalena affair became a central issue among right-wing critics during his second tenure as Prime Minister (1992-1995).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Altalena_Affair (2045 words)

	The Jewish Post - News - "Altalena Affair:" A Blood Libel - June 22, 1948 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Suddenly, a new notion surfaced in the media: "Palestinian Altalena." It is a new myth, an analogy, an idea to follow.
		The theory is that Altalena was a victim of what we define today as a set of communication blocks.
		In the Israeli collective memory, the Altalena Affair was a traumatic experience.
	www.jewishpost.com /jp0911/jpn0911b.htm (795 words)

	The Jewish Post - News - "Altalena Affair:" A Blood Libel - June 22, 1948 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The reason for this article is the surprising use of the Altalena Affair as an example for the Palestinian people.
		At the beginning of this year, I was surprised by Shimon Peres arguing the Altalena Affair as a model for the P.L.O. at the Charlie Rose show (Channel 13).
		The Altalena Affair was the end of a dream, the dream of the Hebrew Revolution.
	www.jewishpost.com /jp0911/jpn0911b2.htm (909 words)

	The Altalena and the State of Israel
		It met a sad fate which illustrates some of the inborn problems that existed during the formation of the State of Israel and the subsequent government intrigues and prejudices that were and still abound in the national government.
		To properly understand the rise of the State of Israel and the Altalena affair we must first understand a bit of its background.
		Light artillery was aimed at the boat and casualties were reported, but the soldiers on the Altalena, would not fire upon their Jewish brethren who were shooting at them, hoping that they would come to their senses.
	www.jewishmag.com /20MAG/ALTALENA/altalena.htm (1038 words)

	Uri Avnery: The Altalena Affair
		It was called Altalena ("see-saw", the pseudonym of Vladimir Jabotinsky, the spiritual and political father of the Likud).
		The details of the "Altalena Affair" are still clouded in mystery, but the outcome is very clear: Ben-Gurion demanded that all the weapons be turned over to him, Begin refused.
		There is no similarity between this situation and the background of the Altalena Affair.
	www.counterpunch.org /avnery06032003.html (1393 words)

	The National Center for Jewish Film ::: Home
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		The Dreyfus Affair, one of history's most notorious cases of criminal injustice and antisemitism, set off an international uproar that served as a prelude to the Holocaust and as a catalyst to the development of modern Zionism.
		In Tel Aviv in the 1960s 10-year-old Hilik knows his goal in life–to make his parents happy and compensate for the grief they both suffered in the Holocaust.
	www.brandeis.edu /jewishfilm (641 words)

	IsraCast
		The Altalena Affair was a violent confrontation that took place in June of 1948, during the War of Independence, between the newly-formed Israel Defense Forces and the Irgun (Etzel), a paramilitary Jewish group.
		President Shimon Peres arrived in Petra, where he met with King Abdullah II ahead of the a global conference for Nobel Peace Laureates named 'Petra IV: Reaching for New Economic, Scientific and Educational Horizons.' Peres is also seeking to promote the joint Israeli-Jordanian-Palestinian water canal from the Red Sea to the Dead Sea.
		In a briefing to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, Lt.-General Ashkenazi also warned that UNIFIL, the UN force, has failed in its mission to prevent Hezbollah's return to South Lebanon where it has again stockpiled thousands of rockets aimed at Israel.
	www.isracast.com (2116 words)

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