Events in the past week support claims things will deteriorate until the elections.

Altalena wreckage from 1948 found at sea early in the week. After reading the news, I told a friend. She responded with indifferent disbelief, surprised its location was unknown. But Israelis aren’t indifferent to the Altalena, carrying arms, resulting in Jews killing Jews as a militant pre-state organization faced transitioning into the IDF. Casualties involved 16 members of the right-wing Irgun organization and 3 IDF soldiers. In 2012, the sunken ship was reportedly found offshore. Altalena narratives are fascinatingly inconsistent. In 2026, taking credit for the find is the point.

The ministry which led the mission finding the ship is led by a minister from Ben-Gvir’s party. Netanyahu rushed to announce the find, vying for the political capital before Ben-Gvir.

Media interviews ensued, with an Altalena survivor, historians, politicians, common versions blaming Ben Gurion, other versions blaming Begin, an interpretation declaring Rabin the morally driven actor preventing greater violence and another accusing him of quite the opposite.

In 2026, media glorifying a case of violent clashes between Jewish........

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