THE DETROIT JEWISH NEW S — Friday, August 8, Escapees from Israel Prison Israel Starts Jailbreak Investigation; 2 Wardens, 13 Prisoners Are Killed TEL AVIV (JTA) — Israeli authorities started a special in- vestigation into the reasons which enabled exceedingly dan- gerous Arab convicts — chiefly those sentenced for espionage and murder — to escape from Shattah Prison, in the Beisan Valley_ The riot involved about 200 prisoners; 65 are still missing. It is believed that by now most of the missing prisoners have crossed the border into Jordan. ti Two wardens were killed and one injured during the upris- ing, while 13 jailbreakers were killed in clashes with police which lasted several hours. Among the 65 missing prisoners are spies, saboteours and feda- yeen who were serving long prison sentences. The missing men are armed with at least two Bren machineguns and a number of submachineguns and rifles stolen from the prison arsenal_ As reconstructed. the events were as follows: Some of the prisoners set fire, in the prison court yard, to straw that they had been using for making mats. Under cover of the smoke, they rushed from the inner court yard through an open gate Photo at top shows wreckage of cells at the Shatta Prison to the outer yard, where the in northern Israel after an Arab-led mutiny and jail break in warden's office is located. which 64 armed and desperate convicts escaped. Thirteen There, led by an Arab news prisoners and two guards were killed in a two-hour gun battle paperman convicted of espion- at the jail camp, located some 20 miles from Haifa. At bottom age and another Arab serving a are some of the 16 fugitives who were recaptured. Others long sentence as a leader of a reportedly crossed- the border into Jordan. gang of fedayeen, they broke into the office of the warden on duty, killed him and cut the prison's telephone lines. Mean- NEW YORK (J'TA) — The is a joint venture of Elite Ltd.. while, other convicts overpow- American - Israel Chamber of Israel's leading manufacturer ered several prison guards, Commerce announced that ar- of chocolates and candies, and locked them in a cell, and rangements for the establish- the Sal Cafe Manufacturing robbed the prison arsenal; Then ment in Israel of a $1,000,000 Corporation of New York. nearly 200 prisoners broke for plant for the production of Construction was also started freedom. glass products by an American at Ashdod of a plant which will A Jewish convict, serving a manufacturer were completed. manufacturer the full line of life sentence for the murder The American industrialist, the cosmetic products of the of his father, noticed the whose name was not given, was Revlon Products Corporation of break from his post in the assisted and guided by the New York. At the initial stage, metal workshop, where he American - Israel Chamber of $500,000 is being invested in had been assigned as a super- Commerce throughout the var- the plant, but when fully com- visor. This convict ran out ious phases of discussion and pleted the investment will total of the prison and down a negotiation that led to the $2,500,000, a major part of nearby road where he hailed signing of the final agreements, which will be provided by the a taxicab which drove him to the announcement said. The Israel Government from the a. police station not far away. plans received the full support country's development budget. There, a small police unit of Israel's Investments Center, The cosmetic products, whose rushed back to the prison and the Center's representa- Israel trade name will be 'Mar- with the convict, but not be- tive in the U.S. accompanied lon,' will be exported under fore the police had called for the industrialist on his trip to exclusive arrangements with re-enforcements. Israel to facilitate the compre- Revlon to some 19 countries. The convict guided the first hensive arrangements. nolice arrivals to the most ef- Another American plant in fective positions along the Israel, whose construction has prison fence and on a tower. been completed, started pro- The convict himself was given duction. It is the Middle East's a rifle and helped in the only plant . for instant • Coffee Mrs. Max M. Rosenberg of counter-attack against the riot- which will be marketed in Short Hills, N.J., a vice presi- ing prisoners. In a short time, Israel as Well as exported under -re-enforcements arrived and the Elite trade mark. The plant dent of Wo- - some of these units, using an men's Ameri- armored car, managed to close can ORT (Or- the front gate. The convict- ganization for ti5)444- hero was praised highly for his Rehabilitation patriotism and courageous. • ac- through Train- tion. Israel's Commissioner of ing), has been LEADER prisons has recommended a named chair- pardon for the man. man of the or- CLEANED When the entire area had ganization's been cordoned off, a search was RUGS and 15th biennial begun for those who escaped. national board CARPETS conference t o Mrs. Rosenberg The nearby Jewish settlements take place Oct. 13-15 at the of Beith Alpha, Beith-Ashita ACTUALLY Taft Hotel, New Haven, Cann. and Tel Yoseph were alerted to the dangers, and men from * * * HAVE THE these settlements stood guard MORDECAI R. KIDRON, while others joined the police FRAGRANCE deputy chairman of the Israel manhunt. Jewish field workers delegation to the United Na- were armed and given extra OF SPRING! tions, left New York for Bang- guards. By the time night kok, Thailand, to take up his descended, only two of the new assignment as Israeli Am- escapees had been captured, bassador. 108 prisoners were prevented * * * from escaping and locked up A Public Health Service re- again — while 65 had disap- search fellowship has been peared. They are believed to awarded by the National Heart have reached the Jordan border Institute to Dr. EDWIN L. through the neighboring Gilboa TY 5-8400 ROTHFIELD for research in mountains. cariopulmonary disease to be Settlers are bitter over the carried out at Beth Israel Hos- escape, since the escapees pital in Newark, N. J. include some of the most dangerous of saboteurs and infiltrators. The concensus among all was that the pris- oners must have had outside help in planning their break. Some Israelis believe that Arabs in the neighborhood may have worked with the prisoners in preparing the mass escape. The Jerusalem Post's political correspondent h i n t e d, in a front-page story, that the Com- munists may have had some- thing to do with the prison revolt. The writer said that the Communists have recently in- creased their campaign of anti- government hatred among Is- raeli Arabs, stating: "Israel's Arabs are quiet now, but the Communists are known to be vigorously fomenting hatred." According to the Post writer, there were celebrations in Arab coffee houses on the day of the successful putsch in Iraq, last month. On that day, the news- paper declared, "mysterious patrons" paid for drinks for Arab celebrants. "Nasser's na- tionalism," stated the news- paper, "will soon turn to other free parts of this area, such as Jordan and Israel." One of the Arab convicts who broke jail and was wounded in a pitched battle with Israeli policemen was identified as an Egyptian intelligence a g e n t. He is being treated in a Haifa hos- pital. The agent, Ahmed Othman, a Cairo University graduate vvho speaks English, French and some Yiddish, approached the Israel Embassy in London in 1957 with an offer to launch an anti-Nasser campaign in Egypt. He arrived in Israel in September of that year when he proposed a plan to carry out sabotage in Egypt. But in Israel he was recognized by former Egyptian Jews as an officer of the Egyptian army and was de- tained when he failed to pro- vide proof that he was not an Egyptian agent. MOIFITON Jewelers 8230 W. NINE MILE GUARANTEED e' SPECIAL Your Watch Cleaned - Adjusted $495 Overhauled FREE Pick-Up and Delivery LI 3-0144 — JO 4-5963 The Word Sure Gets Around That HARRY ABRAM is giving the best deal on a 1958 Israel to Produce Glass Products SHORE CHEVROLET 12240 Jos. Campau 9 Blks. 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