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MI6 Attacked Jewish Refugee Ships After WWII

A new book uncovers shocking secret attacks launched on ships bearing Holocaust survivors en route to Israel. Andrew Roberts on the violent lengths to which post-war Britain went to appease oil-rich Arab states.

Andrew Roberts
Andrew Roberts
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Jewish refugees crowding on the decks of the refugee ship Fede (Dov Hoz) on arrival at Haifa, Palestine in 1946. Keystone / Getty Images
Andrew Roberts

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