A 63-YEAR-OLD JEWISH WOMAN FROM TURKEY HAS COMMITTED SUICIDE BY HANGING IN THE GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL AT SAFED, IT WAS DISCLOSED TODAY, IN DESPAIR OVER THE FEAR OF DEPORTATION FOR ENTERING PALESTINE ILLEGALLY.
THE WOMAN, SARA TOVI, WAS FOUND ILL IN THE DESERT BY FRONTIER GUARDSMEN WHERE SHE HAD LAIN THREE DAYS AFTER BEING ROBBED AND ABANDONED BY AN ARAB WHO PROMISED TO SMUGGLE HER ACROSS THE FRONTIER. PREVIOUSLY SHE HAD BEEN ROBBED BY AN ARMENIAN USING A SIMILAR PRETEXT.
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