Several Jewish boys and girls attending a training camp for pioneer work in Israel were injured early this morning when their camp, located at Mercedes, about 100 miles from this capital, was attacked by a group of extreme nationalists lined up with the right-wing “Tacuara” movement.
The right-wingers stormed the camp at 5 a.m. and beat many of the boys and girls with sticks. The camp for the training of pioneer youth planning to join kibbutzim in Israel is conducted by Hacbsharah Ichud Habonim, an organization of Argentine Jews with headquarters in this city.
The incident created great excitement in the Jewish community here. DAIA, the central representative organization of Argentine Jewry, lodged a strong protest with the Ministry of the Interior. The Ministry immediately assigned strong security guards to protect the Mercedes camp.
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