Thursday, September 06, 2007

My Op-Ed in Haaretz on the Altalena

In the meantime, it's only in Hebrew (on my Hebrew-language site).

When, or if, it appears in English, I'll post it.

But the talkbacks are already fast and furious and mean. Check them out.

Okay, here's the op-ed scanned:-

6 comments:

Unknown said...

I am an American student researching the Altalena. When did you write this op-ed? I'm afraid I don't speak Hebrew, so could you summarize the position your article takes? Where did you get your information for this article. If you had any interviewees who speak English, could you direct me to them? I would appreciate any advice you could offer. Please reply to this comment to reach me.

YMedad said...

It was written at the time in response to a docu-drama to be screened on Israeli TV about the Altalena. My main points were the overcharged current use of the term Altalena in political discourse, the unnecessary need to identify the events in the TV film as actually happening by using the names Begin, Rabin, Ben-Gurion and Altalena but if the screenwriter claims protection of literary license, then he should have, if only thinly, disguised his characters as fiction.

YMedad said...

I am information resources director at the Begin Center so, I know this material well and we have a research library.

YMedad said...

But weren't you in today to see me?

Unknown said...

I am rather confined in my research since I'm in the US. Is there any way I can access any of the records at the Begin center online? Are they in English? I'm looking in particular for primary sources and first person interviews. Thank you so much!

YMedad said...

Ah, mustav been another Melissa.

No, our archives and library/research material are not as yet uploaded, nor will they be in the forseeable future. Within a few months we hope our library catalogue will go online.

Try also the Jabotinsky Institute in TA.