At the seaport of Marseille, the boarding ramp of the ship Altalena was
crowded by Jewish immigrants bound for the newly-established state of
Israel. Altalena was the former LST-138, one of the landing crafts used
by the Allied countries in the invasion of Germany-controlled France in
June, 1944. It was purchased by the US branch of Irgun for the purpose
of bringing arms, combatants, and civilians in the land of Israel. The
name Altalena was the nom de plume of Zionist leader Ze’ev Jabotinsky.
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