Notorious Israeli conman Shimon Hayut, commonly known as the Tinder Swindler, recently signed a contract with a talent management company, which explains how the alleged fraudster is still living his extraordinarily-lavish lifestyle despite pending litigations. According to a report in the Israeli news site Mako, Hayut was signed by the U.S.-based company to finance his…
Israel’s courts extended the arrest on Sunday of a Chief Rabbinate official, who was arrested on suspicion of sexually abusing a minor over a decade ago for several years, according to an Israel Police spokesperson. The suspect, a resident of Jerusalem in his 40s and a former boss of the complainant’s father, was arrested last…
The Admor Rebbe Yoshiyahu Pinto Was received with great honor by the Jewish community in Antwerp, Belgium, when he arrived for a day’s campaign. He had come to offer strength to the local Jews, and was accompanied by his son, Rabbi Yoel Moshe Pinto. Rabbi Pinto remained in Antwerp for a day, which he spent…
The government in The Bahamas has seized $3.5 billion in FTX digital assets, as its former CEO Sam Bankman-Fried faces a trial in the US. The country’s Securities Commission took control of the assets soon after the crypto exchange filed for bankruptcy in the US in November, reports revealed late on Friday. The Securities Commission…
Police in Scotland have sparked outrage for describing pedophiles as “minor-attracted people” in a report. Officials said the language in the year-end report was based on terminology used by the European Union. In a year-end report, Chief Constable Iain Livingstone said police have worked on a project that’s main agenda is “to develop understanding and…
Ahead of the release of Ezra Sheinberg from Maasiyahu prison, tens of women and men protested Saturday evening outside of the prison. Sheinberg, who was nicknamed “the Rabbi from the North” and lead the Ari community in Safed, was convicted of committing sexual crimes against eight women and is to be released after serving a…
Russian journalist Leonid Parfyonov is being investigated by police due to not notifying relevant authorities of his Israeli citizenship, a law enforcement source told Russian news source RIA Novosti on Friday. The news was accompanied by a photo of what appeared to be Parfyonov’s Israeli passport shared in the RIA Novosti Telegram channel. Parfyonov received…
A journalist who was sued by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich over claims of his close relationship with Vladimir Putin has been made an MBE. Catherine Belton, the author of Putin’s People, has urged the Government to introduce a law to tackle strategic lawsuits against public participation (Slapps), which see wealthy individuals or organisations launch costly…
Most antisemitic hate crimes against Jewish people in New York City were targeted at Orthodox or Hasidic Jews and were perpetuated by people from other minority groups, a new report has found. The report was published by Americans Against Antisemitism and documents antisemitic crimes in New York City between April 2018 and August 2022. Overall,…
New York Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed a bill last week that she deemed antisemitic in nature, JNS reported on Thursday. This decision earned positive nods from Jewish organizations such as the Rabbinical Alliance of America. Governor Hochul vetoed New York State Senate Bill S1810A, known as the Community Preservation Fund for the Town of Chester…