The far right calls the ship's rediscovery a symbol of unity. But the Altalena's memory does not belong to those now stoking grievance and revenge

"Tonight we are closing a historical circle on one of the most painful and formative events in the history of Israeli society," Ben-Gvir said.

Discovery of the Irgun arms ship reignites a decades-old fight over Menachem Begin, Ben-Gurion and the near-civil war that shaped Israel’s founding years