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SS Patria (1913)

 * ... that when the British authorities attempted to deport Jewish refugees in Palestine to Mauritius aboard the SS Patria in 1940, the paramilitary organization Haganah sank the ship with a bomb?

Created by Motacilla (talk). Nominated by Carabinieri (talk) at 02:25, 4 March 2013 (UTC).


 * Age = 2 days at nomination. Article size = 4414 bytes. Within policy.
 * Hook = 194 characters and interesting; might be burying the lead? Maybe
 * ALT1: ... that Haganah sank the SS Patria in 1940 with a bomb when British authorities attempted to deport Jewish refugees aboard the ship from Palestine?
 * All paragraphs referenced; off-line sources accepted WP:AGF.
 * Pictogram voting keep.svg Good to go! Cmprince (talk) 18:00, 10 March 2013 (UTC)