Gary Barnett, an American-Jewish land developer, has dived headfirst into the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate land controversy in Jerusalem by purchasing the land for NIS 750 million from its current owners, Nayot Komemiyut Investments. About 1,000 housing units, and the five-star Inbal Hotel, stand on the land in the neighborhoods of Talbiyeh, Rehavia and Nayot. The…
DetailsAn Orthodox Jewish woman was flashed while she was on her Instagram livestream on Saturday night. The story went viral after a Jewish podcast Mislaibeled spoke about it on their Instagram, turning it into a joke. “Someone jumped onto Flatbush Girl’s [Instagram] live last night, just absolutely waving his shlong for the entire world to…
DetailsOver 700 women attended an Orthodox concert in Hackney this weekend, despite the Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations urging women not to go. A full-time nurse and mother of five had her performance forbidden from attending for fear of bringing “spiritual harm” to its audience. Bracha Jaffe is an Orthodox Jewish female musician who covers…
DetailsItaly’s No. 1 fugitive, convicted Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro, was arrested on Monday at a private clinic in Palermo, Sicily, after 30 years on the run, Italian paramilitary police said. Messina Denaro was captured at the clinic where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed medical condition, said Carabinieri Gen. Pasquale Angelosanto, who heads…
DetailsAndrey Medvedev, a former platoon commander from the so-called “Wagner Group,” illegally crossed the Russian-Norwegian border and applied for asylum in Norway. He spoke about this in an interview with the Russian human rights project Gulagu.net. It is alleged that the border crossing took place on Thursday, January 12, near the Russian mining town of Nikel…
DetailsFederal prosecutors have dropped charges against an NYPD cop who was accused of spying for the Chinese government, according to a new report. The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York’s office moved to dismiss the case on Friday, explaining in court filings that their investigation had “obtained additional information bearing on the…
DetailsThe former police chief of Fairfax County, Virginia, and three ex-officers are on trial for allegedly covering up a sex trafficking ring, as one of the victims – an illegal immigrant – took the stand accusing the four law enforcement members of being clients of the prostitution enterprise they allegedly allowed to operate. A federal jury in Alexandria, Va.,…
DetailsIsraeli police last week arrested six alleged investment scammers as part of a proceeding to extradite them to the United States. Ori Maymon 36, Nissim Alfasi, 37, Afik Tori, 30, Oron Montgomery, 41, Dave Barzilay, 44 and Gilad Mazugi, 39, were arrested on Tuesday and are being held in custody as their lawyers battle the…
DetailsSeven people were caught trying to smuggle 45 liters of a GBL rape drug into Israel on Saturday, according to the Israel Police Spokesperson’s Unit. The Jaffa police station received a tip that the drug was on the way into the country, causing the police to stop the smuggling group upon their arrival in the…
DetailsFacebook’s parent company Meta is suing to ban Israeli surveillance company Voyager Labs from using Facebook and Instagram, alleging that the firm scraped the data of 600,000 users without their knowledge via tens of thousands of fake accounts, according to a report in The Guardian. The lawsuit states that Facebook deleted 38,000 fake profiles set…
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