Sujet
The Altalena Affair in 1948 between the newly created Israel Defence Forces and the Irgun
Légende
The Altalena Affair was a violent confrontation that took place in June 1948 between the newly created Israel Defence Forces and the Irgun, one of the Jewish paramilitary groups that were in the process of merging to form the IDF. The confrontation involved a cargo ship, Altalena, captained by Monroe Fein and led by senior IZL commander Eliyahu Lankin, which had been loaded with weapons and fighters by the independent Irgun but arrived during the murky period of the Irgun's absorption into the IDF
Date
1948
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP18A28_400
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
60,0Mo (5,1Mo) / 47,8cm x 31,5cm / 5641 x 3718 (300dpi)