Extremist Group, ‘red Front,’ Uncovered

The existence of an extreme left-wing organization called the “Red Front” which preaches violent revolution was disclosed here today. It has only about 20 members including Ehud Adiv and Dan Vered, two of the Jewish suspects arrested in last week’s crackdown on a Syrian-directed spy and sabotage ring, Israeli newspapers reported today. The “Front” issues a publication and solicits funds. It asks IL 5 for a year’s subscription and instructs the subscribers to send their donations to Vered, a 30-year-old school teacher who holds extreme Marxist views.

According to the reports, the “Red Front” ideology was imported by Vered from his days as a member of the SDS (Students for a Democratic Society) in the U.S. It maintains that “Socialism cannot be implemented without a violent revolution” and states that “Revolution can come about only if the revolutionaries do not fear violence.”

MORE ARRESTS DUE

It was learned today that the spy ring was infiltrated by Israeli agents who kept its members under close surveillance. Israeli security forces moved in to break up the ring when it became apparent that it was about to embark on a series of terrorist and sabotage activities. Police said that more arrests were due and would include two more Jews who knew of the spy ring’s existence but failed to inform the authorities.

Police arrested 17 more suspects yesterday, including two Druze. Last week’s dragnet brought in 20 suspects, Adiv, Vered and two other Jews among them. Magistrates have already signed detention orders for all of the new detainees and their relatives are engaging defense lawyers. Adiv’s parents have engaged a lawyer to represent their son but he has refused to accept the lawyer or to speak to him. Adiv’s father was refused permission to visit him yesterday because the suspect’s interrogation is not yet terminated.