ABSTRACT

Incarceration facilities are microcosms of the society within which they exist, mirroring its social, economic, ethnic, and national divisions that continue to manifest within them, albeit in different ways. Yet, we rarely have a chance to take even a quick look at what takes place within the prison walls, which most often remains hidden. Prisoners’ revolts and mass escapes produce both a practical and a metaphoric crack in the closure of the walls that surround prisons and afford a glimpse, however partial, of some of these intriguing aspects. The prisoners’ uprising that took place at Shata Prison on July 31, 1958, led to the largest prisoner escape in Israel: 11 prisoners and two guards were killed, 66 prisoners fled to Jordan, and many others were injured. The article tells the story of that uprising, moving along the macro axis, which examines its broad implications for Israeli incarceration policy, and the micro axis, which follows three key figures featured in the event: the leader of the revolt, a guard, and a Jewish prisoner. The article weaves the fabric of Israeli society in its first decade, with its rifts, fears, frustrations, and hopes.

摘要

监禁设施是其所在社会的缩影，反映了其社会、经济、种族和民族的分歧，尽管以不同的方式继续在其中表现出来。然而，我们很少有机会快速了解监狱围墙内发生的事情，而监狱围墙内通常是隐藏的。囚犯的反抗和大规模越狱在监狱周围的围墙上产生了实际和隐喻的裂缝，使人们得以一睹其中一些有趣的方面，无论多么片面。1958年7月31日沙塔监狱发生的囚犯起义，导致以色列最大规模的囚犯越狱：11名囚犯和2名看守被杀，66名囚犯逃往约旦，多人受伤。文章讲述了那场起义的故事，沿着宏观轴线前进，该报告探讨了其对以色列监禁政策的广泛影响，以及微观轴，以事件中的三个关键人物为中心：叛乱领导人、一名警卫和一名犹太囚犯。这篇文章描绘了以色列社会第一个十年的结构，其中有裂痕、恐惧、沮丧和希望。