Police announced Tuesday they will examine an accusation of sexual indecency against outgoing Israel Bar Association head Avi Himi hours after he announced his resignation in the wake of a TV report detailing the allegations. Police said in a statement that the decision was made following consultations with the State Prosecutor’s Office, though the matter…
The alleged mastermind behind a massive hack and data theft of JPMorgan and other banks in a scam involving hundreds of millions of dollars has moved to Israel, his father has revealed, according to a Friday report from Bloomberg news. Gery Shalon, the Georgian-Israeli son of Georgian politician Shota Shalelashvili, was indicted by a US…
At least eight Israelis were killed and 12 others were wounded in a shooting attack near a synagogue in Jerusalem, the Magen David Adom medical emergency services reported Friday. The assailant was shot dead, and the wounded were taken to taken to Hadassah Mt. Scopus Hospital. Israel’s police said the attack happened at the Neve…
The cocaine and ketamine were hidden inside shampoo containers and food supplement packages and were taken to a police lab for confirmation The four young women accused of attempting to smuggle 33 pounds of cocaine and ketamine from Germany into Israel arrived at the hearing at Rishon LeZion Magistrate’s Court on Sunday, crying as their…
The Israeli police revealed Tuesday four suspects who were arrested at Ben Gurion Airport a day earlier with 15kg of hard drugs were all young women with no criminal record. The four Israeli women were arrested Monday, following a foiled attempt to smuggle 15kg of cocaine and ketamine from Germany into Israel. According to the…
The Personal Data Protection Authority in Greece issued on Monday a 50,000 euro fine to Israeli-owned spyware company Intellexa. The company, owned by former Israeli intelligence officer Tal Dilian, is accused of failing to cooperate with an ongoing investigation into the use of spyware in Greece. According to Greek media, the Data Protection Authority launched…
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…
Israeli 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…
Seven 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…
A senior member of a prominent crime organization was shot dead on Friday in Ramle, a city in central Israel with significant Jewish and Arab populations. Early on Friday, 50-year-old Ali Jarushi was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition after being shot multiple times near a mosque. Jarushi is a central figure in…