Marc Gafni, a Massachusetts-born former rabbi who has a been accused of a series of acts of sexual misconduct in the United States and Israel and who spent years living in Israel is remaking his life in California as a leader of a new American spiritual movement, the New York Times reported Sunday.
The fifth president of the State of Israel, Yitzhak Navon, died in his Jerusalem home Saturday at the age of 94.
Former president Moshe Katsav told confidants he spoke with on Monday that he wants to mentor former prime minister Ehud Olmert while they are both at Ma’asiyahu Prison in Ramle, Channel 2 reported.
A pal and political ally of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is expected to plead guilty Friday for his alleged role in causing gridlock on the George Washington Bridge in 2013, in what Christie’s opponents say was retaliation against a local mayor who did not endorse Christie’s re-election.
Former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Wednesday submitted a request for an early release from Ma’asiyahu Prison, where he has been serving an 18-month prison term since February.
Marking a continuing heavy fall, former prime minister Ehud Olmert on Tuesday was convicted by the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court of obstruction of justice in coordination with his former top aide as part of a plea bargain deal ending the Shula Zaken tapes saga.
Former prime minister Ehud Olmert entered Wing 10 of Ma’asiyahu Prison on Monday to begin serving a 19-month sentence for bribery and obstruction of justice in the Holyland corruption case, which grew out of the years he was mayor of Jerusalem (1992-2003).
Former Prime Minister and Defense Minister Ehud Barak was interviewed by Russian media outlet RT on Friday.
COLONIE, N.Y. – Colonie Police arrested a man they say was transmitting child pornography online.
Peru has been informed by US authorities that they are not planning to keep former Peru President Alejandro Toledo, who is wanted in connection with a corruption probe, from boarding a flight to Israel from California on Sunday, a source in Peru’s Interior Ministry has said.
