Haaretz Editorial12:57 AM • August 25 2026 IDT"We've found the Altalena. We're making history," screamed the press statement released by Itamar Ben-Gvir. What does the national security minister have to do with a ship sunk in 1949? With elections approaching, all means are justified to get a headline, and all the more so if it involves a hot potato like the Altalena, a ship carrying weapons to the Irgun militia that has served as a vehicle for right-wing incitement against the left for almost 80 years.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:IDFIsraeli politicsYitzhak RabinIsraeli electionsBenjamin NetanyahuItamar Ben-GvirHistoryCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesAltalenaE1SyriaWest BankNetanyahuGazaMansour AbbasPollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHaaretz CartoonSecular Residents in Bnei Brak Trapped by Unlawful Haredi Shabbat RoadblocksNetanyahu, an Electoral Leper, Searches for Treasure in the Political JunkyardIsraelis Only See the Victim When It's a DonkeyU.S. Announces Expansion of Sanctions in 'Economic Onslaught' on IranRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaGermany Found Its Israeli Villain. Will It Continue to Ignore What Produced Him?Being Israeli Abroad Has Become Embarrassing. You Don't Talk About It