The British had blockaded the Dov Hos after it had arrived in La Spezia, but the passengers responded with a hunger strike and a threat to blow her up, compelling the British to give them entry permits.
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When the deportation ships docked in Port-de-Bouc, the passengers refused to disembark after the French government announced that it would only allow the immigrants off the ships if they consented.
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During the first phase, several organizations (including Revisionists) led the effort; after World War II, the Mossad LeAliyah Bet ("the Institute for Aliyah B"), an arm of the Haganah, took charge.
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Several UNRRA officials (in particular Elizabeth Robertson in Leipheim) acted as facilitators of the emigration.
Aliyah Bet, also known as Ha'apala, the immigration of Jews to Palestine
Tiger Hill, a ship involved in Aliyah Bet, an illegal immigration of Jews to Palestine in 1939
Those who arrived illegally to Israel during this time were part of the Aliyah Bet.
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