Prison sentence

Court sentences driver in Rafael Edna hit-and-run case to one year in prison, bans her from driving

At the defense’s request, the court delayed the start of Pesler’s prison sentence until April 15 to give her time to appeal. She is required to report to Neve Tirza Prison by 9 a.m. that day.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Members of the Ethiopian community and activists block the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv during a protest for justice to 4-year-old Rafael Adana, who was run over and killed in a car accident in Netanya, in Tel Aviv, August 23, 2023
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Jerusalem court sentences man who posed as single in relationships with twelve women

The court determined that Fraiser’s actions constituted a single continuous criminal episode, with the defendant facing 20 to 36 months in prison.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
FILE PHOTO: File Photo: Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily arrives at West Kowloon Magistrates's Courts to face charges related to an illegal vigil assembly commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in Hong Kong, China November 3, 2020.

Hong Kong hands media mogul Jimmy Lai 20-year prison sentence

The sentence ends Hong Kong's highest-profile national security trial and a legal sagathat has spanned nearly five years.

|ByREUTERS
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with President of China Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026.

China orders retrial for Canadian on death row after Canada ties improve

The breakthrough came less than a month after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a four-day visit to China.

|ByREUTERS

Anat Kamm appeals prison sentence to Supreme Court

In her appeal, Kamm asks the court to delay the start of her prison term, saying the sentence was disproportionate.

NOVEMBER 16, 2011ByJPOST.COM STAFF, JOANNA PARASZCZCUK
Anat Kamm stands inside a courtroom in Tel Aviv 311 (R)

Katsav to appeal conviction, sentence to Supreme Court

Former president's lawyer says appeal will focus on "Aleph's" testimony which was swayed by external elements.

APRIL 12, 2011ByRON FRIEDMAN
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