Jerusalem – The Torah Scroll Scam: Stolen, Then Re-Sold
Over 40 torah scrolls of unknown origin, several of them stolen, were recently found at an office in Jerusalem.
Over 40 torah scrolls of unknown origin, several of them stolen, were recently found at an office in Jerusalem.
There has been a decline of 47 percent over the past four years in complaints to police of sexual offenses, the Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel reports.
Incoming police commissioner Roni Alsheikh broke his leg when he tripped going down the stairs at his home in Giv’at Shmuel on Sunday morning.
A committee charged with vetting major appointments gave the green light Thursday to Shin Bet deputy head Roni Alsheich to become Israel’s next police commissioner, all but ending a months-long search for a new chief for the organization.
The Jerusalem District Court on Sunday sentenced to eight years in prison a disgraced former police officer who was convicted of leaking sensitive information in exchange for cash in a corruption scandal that rocked Israel’s law enforcement establishment.
The police are investigating the case of a man who fled abroad, died there and whose body was brought back to Israel and buried under a false identity.
Justice Ministry investigators yesterday asked Jerusalem District Court Judge Jacob Zaban to sentence former police officer Eran Malka to 10 years in prison for giving sensitive information to attorney Ronel Fisher so the latter could offer it to his clients in exchange for bribes.
Police on Sunday issued the findings of a probe into police handling of the stabbing attack at the Jerusalem gay pride parade last month in which 16-year-old Shira Banki was killed and five other people were injured.
Police have arrested over a dozen Israelis from across the country they say are suspected of conspiring to trade child pornography, using the “Dark Net” to cover their tracks.
The Mount of Olives cemetery was vandalized overnight Wednesday, with gravestones smashed and trees and bushes set ablaze.