Yigdal Frucht, an 18-year-old Jewish youth, was today sentenced to 14 years imprisonment by a military court for taking part in a diversionary attack during an attempt by Jews to cover the landing of visaless immigrants or March 25.
Frucht and two other youths were charged with firing at British soldiers and illegally carrying arms and ammunition. Oved Rabinovitch, one of the other Jews, was sentenced to a four-year term and the third youth was acquitted.
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