On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at a memorial ceremony for 16 Irgun members who were killed on board the Altalena, the ammunition and troop ship that was sunk upon the orders of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion while making its way to Israel during the War of Independence. Over this still-painful issue, Netanyahu has attempted to strike a delicate balance between empathy for the Irgun's...
- By Chaim Ben Kahan
- 16 Jun 2012
- 10:55PM
The betrayal and murder of Jewish heroes of the Irgun and the destruction of much needed arms was treason against the Jewish people and the potential of the State of Israel. If Altalena massacre had not occurred we would have peace and a strong Israel now. Unfortunately, We still fight our greatest enemy, the extreme Left wing element of Israel that aides our other enemies.
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