Monkey Business: Primate Escapes From Zoo In Rishon Lezion
Drama unfolded on Tuesday morning as authorities were in pursuit of a spider monkey that escaped from the Haif Kef zoo in central Israel’s Rishon Lezion.
Money Laundering and Nepotism Rule in NGOs Run by Rabbi Yitzhak Goldknopf
Up until 2015, some of the NGOs managed by newly-elected Israeli lawmaker Yitzchak Goldknopf served as a kind of go-between for obtaining public funds. Two of those NGOs, the Association of Jerusalem Talmud Torahs and the Society of Talmud Torahs, recieved roughly 120 millions shekels a year (roughly $35 million) from the state to operate…
DetailsMoney From IDF Submarine Deal Will Reach Iranian Hands
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman (Yisrael Beytenu) responded in the Finance Committee to the revelation that some of funds spent on the new submarine deal with Germany will end up in the hands of Iran.
Mom & Daughter Crushed R”L When Tractor Falls Off of a Flatbed
A traffic accident near the entrance to Hashmonaim left a woman and four-year-old child trapped under a tractor, after the vehicle fell off of a truck.
Modeling agent Shai Avital to be extradited to Israel
Israeli modeling agent Shai Avital, who is suspected of committing multiple sexual offenses, will be extradited to Israel following a decision by a Dutch court on Tuesday. Israel’s International Department of the State Attorney’s Office filed an extradition request with the Netherlands authorities back in September of this year for modeling agent Shai Avital, who…
DetailsModeling agent Shai Avital extradited to Israel ahead of sexual offense trial
Modeling agent Shai Avital landed in Israel on Tuesday to face a slew of sexual harassment complaints following his extradition from the Netherlands, 18 months after Israeli police first sought to investigate him for serial sexual abuse. Avital, 45, was accompanied by Tel Aviv Police representatives on the flight from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv, following…
DetailsMK Shaked Tells President Obama To Back Off
In an interview last week US President Barack Obama warned that the White House was “evaluating its options” vis-a-vis imposing a two-state solution to end the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Missing Israeli Backpacker In Georgia Found Dead
Dor Cohen, a 23-year-old backpacker from Jerusalem, who has been missing since last week, was found dead in Georgia on Sunday.
Military Officials Say Hezbollah on The Brink of War
The Lebanon-Israel border has been relatively quiet over the past several months, with no incidents recorded since January.
Miki Ganor Receive Millions For Submarine Brokering Deal
Miki Ganor, the Israeli representative of the German company selling submarines to Israel, will receive some 10-30 million euros for brokering the deal, according to Germany’s Handelsblatt newspaper, which previously reported on corruption at the firm, ThyssenKrupp.