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Menachem Begin. T CHAPTER XI THE " ALTALENA " AFFAIR O AVOID bloody civil war at all costs - this principle , tempered in the sufferings of the " season , " we observed years later in the test of blood and fire of the " Altalena . " It ...
Menachem Begin. T CHAPTER XI THE " ALTALENA " AFFAIR O AVOID bloody civil war at all costs - this principle , tempered in the sufferings of the " season , " we observed years later in the test of blood and fire of the " Altalena . " It ...
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... Altalena " brought into action not only the Bren guns that had come with her , but also other Brens which for a long time had lain idle and useless . The " Altalena " arms proved a decisive factor in the fight against the Arab invaders ...
... Altalena " brought into action not only the Bren guns that had come with her , but also other Brens which for a long time had lain idle and useless . The " Altalena " arms proved a decisive factor in the fight against the Arab invaders ...
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... Altalena " was destroyed , I spoke over the radio about the ship , its arms and its dead . I was moved to tears . And there were mighty heroes of all classes who listened to me from their arm - chairs and jeered at my " soft ...
... Altalena " was destroyed , I spoke over the radio about the ship , its arms and its dead . I was moved to tears . And there were mighty heroes of all classes who listened to me from their arm - chairs and jeered at my " soft ...
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THE GATEWAY TO FREEDOM I | 1 |
LAND OF OUR FATHERS | 12 |
AU REVOIR IN FREEDOM | 23 |
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