How the sunken 1948 Altalena arms ship became an election battleground in Israel in 2026
Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir, attends a press conference at the Etzel Museum following the discovery of the Altalena ship after 78 years at bottom of the Mediterranean sea on August 24, 2026 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Amir Levy/Getty Images)

How the sunken 1948 Altalena arms ship became an election battleground in Israel in 2026

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A ‘piyut’ for former Gaza hostage Agam Berger
Former Israeli hostage Agam Berger with her parents, Meirav and Shlomi, aboard an Israeli Air Force helicopter en route to a hospital following her release after 482 days in Hamas captivity, Jan. 30, 2025. Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit. The photograph reached Israeli phones within the hour. Some 50 miles to the east, in Ma’ale Adumim, Rabbi Zev Shandalov read the six words and wrote a piyut, a form of prayer-poetry that rabbis have composed since antiquity.

A ‘piyut’ for former Gaza hostage Agam Berger

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Dallas’ Ryan Prager named to Team Israel for WBC
Dallas native Ryan Prager, drafted by the Cleveland Guardians last summer, pitched for the Lynchburg Hillcats — the Guardians’ Single-A affiliate — last August. He is currently in spring training with Cleveland in Goodyear, Arizona, and will play for Team Israel March 6–11, 2026, in Miami. (Courtesy Lynchburg Hillcats)

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