Rabbi Berland releases from prison for sex offenses against women from his congregation – Becomes Supporters Ecstatic
It’s the early evening in Rabbi Eliezer Berland’s residence in “Shomrei Hahomot” (Guardians of the Walls), his small territory at the end of Mea She’arim, on the way to the Musrara neighborhood. More...
BLOG / A Tale of Three Prisons
The first prison is in Israel. The second prison is in Texas. The third prison or jail is in New York City. There are very interesting stories that have developed in those prisons. If there was ever More...
Israel’s jailed ex-PM, Ehud Olmert released early
Ehud Olmert, Israel’s former prime minister, and mayor of Jerusalem, was released from prison Sunday morning days after a parole board granted him an early release from his 27-month corruption sentence. Spokesman More...
Former chief rabbi Yona Metzger sentenced to 3.5 years in prison
Rabbi Yona Metzger in court today (Photo: Motti Kimchi) Former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Yona Metzger signed a plea agreement with the Jerusalem district attorney Tuesday evening in which the rabbi More...
Israel’s Rapist Ex-president Moshe Katsav released from prison
Former president Moshe Katsav, a convicted rapist, was released from prison on Wednesday afternoon after the State Attorney’s Office decided against appealing the parole board’s decision More...
Egyptian Court sentences Morsi to 40 years; others sentenced to death
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced former president Mohamed Morsi to 40 years in prison after he was convicted on charges relating to an espionage case involving the alleged passing of classified Egyptian More...
Israel’s Rapist Ex-president Moshe Katsav request for early release denied
Former president Moshe Katsav’s request to be released early from prison was denied Wednesday afternoon. He is currently serving a seven-year sentence for rape. The parole board next to the Prison Service More...
Surprise: The Countries That Imprison The Most Foreigners
Which countries count the most foreigners among their prison populations? At 92 percent, the United Arab Emirates has the highest share in the world. This is of course not so shocking considering the large More...
Jonathan Pollard cancels speech to avoid risk of being sent back to prison
Jonathan Pollard, who was released in November after serving 30 years in a U.S. prison for spying on America for Israel, canceled a speech he was scheduled to give at a meeting of the Conference of Presidents More...
Israel’s Supreme Court sends Former prime minister Olmert to 18 months in prison for bribery
Israel’s supreme court on Tuesday reduced former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s prison sentence for a sweeping Holyland bribery scandal from six years to 18 months. The first Israeli leader to More...