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June 1948. The ship Altalena on fire after being shelled near Tel-Aviv.

License: Israel Government Press Office

Source: Slater, Elinor & Robert Great Moments in Jewish History, (Jonathan David Publishers, 1998) ISBN 0824604083 p.205 (Moments of Despair)

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