Altalena

'The Prime Ministers': New book covers Begin, the ‘Altalena,’ and the October 27 election - review

Israelis vote on October 27, at the end of only the second Knesset since 1988 to serve a full term – the other 13 having dissolved early. 

MENACHEM BEGIN addresses the Knesset, 1974.
MK Zvi Sukkot and several others seen smashing a monument in in Kafr Madama near Nablus, August 25, 2026.

From the Altalena to MK Sukkot – the Smasher - opinion

 Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu attends a protest in Tel Aviv, November 27, 2024

What do the Altalena and the Heritage Ministry have to do with the approaching elections? - opinion

The Irgun's dismantled Altalena ship is seen off the coast of Tel Aviv, 1948. (Archive)

The Altalena’s enduring lesson: Israel must choose unity over division - opinion


Ceremony marks 76 years since Altalena sinking

"On this day, in this place, and at this time, we must fulfil the legacy of Menachem Begin, who showed tremendous leadership and declared here on the Altalena: ‘Civil war, never again.’"

  World Zionist Organization Chair Yaakov Hagoel drops a wreath to mark the spot where the Altalena sank, June 23, 2024.

On This Day: Menachem Begin's 105th birthday

Begin was most noted for signing a peace treaty with Former President of Egypt Anwar Sadat in 1979, which led them to both share a Nobel Pece Prize for their work.

Menachem and Aliza Begin vote in the national election on May 17, 1977

The sad saga of the ‘Altalena’ – 70 years later

In 2012, the wreckage of the Altalena was discovered by marine experts who were tasked with finding the vessel by the Begin Center, in an effort partially funded by the Israeli government.

BYSTANDERS WATCH as the ‘Altalena’ burns after being shelled near Tel Aviv on June 22, 1948

Doing headstands where the ‘Altalena’ sank

Strange juxtaposition of memorials pokes straight into the Right’s 70-year-old open wound.

A STATUE OF David Ben-Gurion shows Israel’s first prime minister doing a headstand on Frishman Beach in Tel Aviv.