Maj. Gen. Moshe Dayan, Israel Army Chief of Staff, spared the lives today of three Arab fedayeen apprehended inside Israel while committing attacks on Israeli personnel and property. Their death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment.
The first Arab documentary film made in Israel was completed here today. The half-hour film, which will be shown in Arab areas of Israel during the coming Independence Day celebration, depicts the progress of Israel’s Arab minority.
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