#6 - Fear & Loathing in the New Jerusalem - Never Again
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The Battle of the Altalena
The first gunner that they gave the order to refused. He said he would be executed for insubordination before he opened up with artillery on other jews. The second one was a recent arrival from south africa, and he refused at first,. But then they threatened him with a court martial, and so he complied. As raeli troops on the shore started opening up with heavy machine gun fire. Soon the ship began to burn after a direct hit. And that fire spread to the ammunition holds and got out of control very quickly. Very soon the altalena was ordered abandoned. Urgon, men were jumping into the water to avoid being burned; their comrades ashore were going
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