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The Beauty of the Old Behind the Blooming
As this woman leisurely volleys a ball in a spirited game of matkot, the smoldering remains of the Altalena loom like a ghostly backdrop on Tel Aviv’s beach. Matkot, often called Israel’s unofficial national sport, is a paddleball game usually played on the beach.
Yet, in the 1940s, Israel’s coastline was far from just a playground; it was a land teeming with political tension and strife, evident from the Altalena—an arms ship associated with the Irgun, a Jewish paramilitary group. The ship was shelled due to an arms dispute and became a somber landmark. And yet, life’s little enjoyments like matkot persisted.
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