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...other recent event of international significance in Israel, ambassador said there has been no shake-up of the government following the discovery of Israel Baer's treasonous activities. Baer, a one-time close friend of Premier Ben-Gurion, has been arrested on charges of spying for the Soviet Union...
Baer was Premier David Ben-Gurion's friend. A lean intellectual with protruding teeth and crew-cut hair, Baer was so close an associate that he was allowed to read Ben-Gurion's private diaries, was told three days in advance of Israel's intention to start the successful 1956 Sinai campaign. Austrian-born, Baer fought as a battalion commander on the Loyalist side in the Spanish Civil War, went to Palestine in 1938 as a military instructor to Haganah, the powerful Jewish underground organization...
...West) Hart, who visited him in Tel Aviv. Baer toured NATO instalations in Europe three years ago, lectured in West Germany, and last year paid a visit to Moscow. Another close friend: Israel's Deputy Defense Minister Shimon Peres, one of the favorites eventually to succeed Ben-Gurion. There had been questions before about Baer's loyalty, but Ben-Gurion stood by his friend, ignored the rumors...
...deep agitation, convinced at last, 84-year-old Ben-Gurion broke the news of Baer's arrest to the Cabinet. Then he fainted. Appalled by the prospects of revelations to come, old party leaders were grey with worry. Said one: "We're in terrible trouble...
...week's end David Ben-Gurion hinted that he would let bygones be bygones and resume his post of Prime Minister if the coalition leaders would knuckle under. But. with all his customary steel and stubbornness, he still intends to keep alive the issue that has sundered the country for six years. ''In essence. I know I am right about the Lavon Affair." said Ben-Gurion. "I hope for a chance to prove...