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Altana - A one-time publication of the Irgun organization, July 1948

Opening price: $120

Commission: 22%

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10.29.2019 07:00pm

"Altana," a one-time newspaper, printed by the Etzel. Responsible and publisher: Ben Ami Gur. Tel Aviv, July 15, 1948. The newspaper criticizes the government's decision in the "Altlana" affair. The main title: "We fell with no guns!", An illustration showing David Ben-Gurion and Moshe Sharett bombing "Altlana" ship going up in flames, a pile of skulls at the foot of the Tower of David and captions: "We were murdered in Gush Etzion", "Yad Mordechai", "We were murdered in the old City".

Most of the criticism in the articles published here is directed at the Israeli government regarding the bloodshed of 16 Etzel fighters killed in the bombing. The writers point an accusatory finger at the Israeli government, which wants to disarm the Irgun, by incorporating it into the IDF, has abandoned the blood of its fighters everywhere in the country. rare.

8 p. Very good condition.

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12. Altana - A one-time publication of the Irgun organization, July 1948