Ben-Gvir publicized the find without informing Netanyahu or Defense Minister Israel Katz, surprising both men, a detail that quickly fed speculation about tensions between the coalition partners.

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

Altalena wreck fuels Netanyahu-Ben-Gvir rivalry, with each claiming to be heir of Irgun militia.