Normally a symbol of the battle between left and right in Israel, the re-discovery of the wreck has been seized on by nationalist parties seeking to appropriate the mantle of victimhood

In June 1948, Israeli forces opened fire and sank the boat in waters off Tel Aviv on the orders of David Ben Gurion, Israel's first prime minister.

78 años después de su hundimiento, se ha anunciado su hallazgo y la voluntad de volver a sacarlo a flote. Al barco, pero también a uno de los incidentes más controvertidos de la…