Criminality

Tel Aviv resident charged with harassment, threats in extortion campaign against media professional

“You have ended your career,” he allegedly wrote in one message. “I am going to be cruel at a level you never imagined.”

Illustration of arrested suspects on their way to hearing at the DIstrict Court in Jerusalem.
Sad, child and crying on floor in home with mental health, abuse or anxiety from trauma.

Netanya daycare worker sentenced to seven years for abusing 12 toddlers

A bus drives past a branch of Lloyds Bank in London, Britain, January 28, 2026.

Lloyds rejects mortgage bid from mother of jailed Palestine Action activist

Closeup of arrested hands with handcuffs.

Israeli teenager arrested for allegedly extorting peers through TikTok for 'protection'


Police charge three alleged hit squad members with murder, extortion in northern Israel

Police received reports of shots fired at close range in Bukata. Abu Shahin, who investigators said was the intended target, and Saada, who was a bystander, were both pronounced dead at the scene.

Shot Focused on Yellow Tape Showing Text "Police Line Do Not Cross". Tape Used to Restrict a Crime Scene Where Forensics, Detectives and Policemen are Working on Solving a Homicide Case

El-Sayed’s Democratic Senate Michigan win indicates US Jews are in danger - opinion

With another fresh US decision-maker defending terror, does America still live by the sentiment of: ‘ Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free?’

Michigan Democratic Senate primary winner Abdul El-Sayed arrives at a press conference in Detroit in August.

Israel Katz's populist push to pardon Elor Azaria puts Israel at serious risk - comment

Azaria was not convicted of mere "negligent homicide", but of manslaughter for his actions in 2016.

Israeli soldier Elor Azaria, who was caught on video shooting a wounded Palestinian assailant in the head as he lay on the ground, sits during a hearing at a military appeals court in Tel Aviv during which he was charged with manslaughter on April 18, 2016.

Katz requests pardon for Elor Azaria, convicted of killing incapacitated Palestinian attacker

The IDF position is contrary to the defense minister's, Katz notes in Azaria's pardon request • Request seeks to expunge criminal record after Azaria was released from prison in 2018

Elor Azaria sits to hear his verdict in a military court in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 4, 2017

Sara Duterte impeachment trial begins, setting stage for 2028 Philippines election

Opinion polls show Duterte is a leading contender for the 2028 election, but a guilty verdict could jeopardize her presidential ambitions.

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, eldest daughter of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, speaks before students in Davao city in southern Philippines, August 6, 2017

California man admits sending fake ransom notes in Nancy Guthrie abduction

Last week, celebrity news site TMZ.com reported receiving an email from someone claiming to know the identities of the abductors and to have video of the "main guy" involved in her kidnapping.

A closer view of the FBI building on day two of a partial government shutdown in Washington, DC, US, February 1, 2026.

Why Netanyahu's bribery charge remains despite judges' doubts - analysis

The case has unfolded across a decade of investigations, indictments, elections, governments, protest movements, wars, and institutional battles.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen after a court hearing in his trial, at the District Court in Jerusalem, June 29, 2026

Shin Bet officer petitions High Court against Knesset decision to grant Gotliv immunity

Hours after MK Tally Gotliv was granted immunity, the Shin Bet officer she exposed filed a High Court petition seeking to block the decision and restore criminal proceedings.

The Shin Bet emblem.

Raisin industry heir Bruce Lion charged in antisemitic harassment case in LA

Bruce Lion, heir to a San Joaquin Valley raisin family, has been charged with felony threats and bias motivated offenses after allegedly targeting his Jewish neighbor in Los Angeles.

California seedless raisins are seen June 9, 2005 in Des Plaines, Illinois.

Belgium indicts two mohels, citing sufficient evidence of 'bodily harm with premeditation'

The two men involved will appear before the pre-trial chamber on 18 June, behind closed doors. The pre-trial chamber will then decide whether to refer the case to the criminal court.

Jewish men pray in a Belgian synagogue.