Prison sentence

Maya Vishniak's killer sentenced to 25 years in prison after plea deal

In determining the sentence, the court said the murder gravely violated the sanctity of life and emphasized that Almog had abused the trust inherent in the couple's romantic relationship.

Family members of Maya Vishniak, who was murdered by her partner last month in Ramat Gan, seen at the courtroom of the Tel Aviv District Court on June 28, 2020.
 Protesters from a number of London universities attend a pro-Palestine demonstration on October 7, 2025 in London, England.

Man jailed for one year over 2023 death of Jewish protester in California

Mohammad Reza Morad Bahrouzi was beaten in an Israeli prison over alleged communication with oppostiion groups or groups affiliated with Israel.

Iranian political prisoner accused of conspiring with Israel brutally beaten in prison

AUSTRIAN DEFENDENT Beran A, who pleaded guilty to planning an attack on US singer Taylor Swift's Vienna concert in 2024, is escorted by security personnel in a courtroom during the last day of his trial in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, May 28, 2026.

Austrian who planned attack on Taylor Swift concert gets 15 years in prison


Palestinian terrorist should get death sentence, victim's father says

The father of Yehuda Guetta also suggested that the murderer's family should be deported from Israel.

Funeral of Yehuda Guetta, who was killed in the Tapuah Junction attack on May 2nd, 2021.

Undercover agent turned scammer sentenced to community service

A former undercover agent who sent dozens of drug dealers to prison got caught up in scams with her ex-partner.

Dozens of arms and drug dealers arrested throughout Israel in Operation 217, September 9, 2020

Lebanon sentences four people to prison for ties with Jews or Israel

Dr. Jamal Rifi, Amin Muhammad Mari Baydoun, Marc Charbel Tanios, and Lebanese political opponent Kinda el-Khatib were sentenced to prison for working or communicating with Jews or Israelis.

 An Israeli flag and a Lebanese flag

Jordan: Ex-royal official sentenced to 15 years for plot to overthrow king

The court said it had confirmed evidence backing the charges that he had been determined to harm the monarchy by pushing former heir to the throne Prince Hamza as an alternative to the king.

JORDAN’S KING Abdullah reviews the honour guard before the opening of the second ordinary session of 17th Session of Parliament in Amman IN 2014.

Actor Moshe Ivgy sentenced to 11 months in prison for sexual assault

Monday's sentence comes after Ivgy was convicted for the sexual assault of four women and a five-and-a-half-year legal battle.

Israeli actor Moshe Ivgy arrives to the Haifa Magistrate's Court for the verdict in his trial on suspicion of four counts of indecent assault and three offenses of sexual harassment, January 9, 2020. Photo by Flash90

Derek Chauvin sentenced to 22.5 years for George Floyd murder

In a sentencing memorandum, prosecutors from the Minnesota attorney general's office wrote that Chauvin's crime "shocked the conscience of the Nation."

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin listens as a jury finds him guilty of all charges in his trial for second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. April 20, 2021 in a still image from video.

Australian court rejects appeal to jail killer of Israeli student for life

A Victorian prosecutor appealed the sentence handed down to the killer for the murder in March, saying that it was "manifestly inadequate."

Arab-Israeli student Aiia Maasarwe, who was murdered in Melbourne, Australia in 2019

Iranian political prisoner dies, allegedly from medical misconduct

"When you jail an innocent person for his beliefs and opposition, and he dies, this death is not an ordinary death; this is murder."

A prison guard stands along a corridor in Tehran's Evin prison June 13, 2006.

Turkish court issues 1,000-year jail sentences in Fenerbahce case

Former police chief Nazmi Ardic was sentenced to 2,170 years on charges including forging documents and conspiring against the soccer club.

Soccer Football - Super Lig - Besiktas v Fenerbahce - Vodafone Park, Istanbul, Turkey - March 21, 2021 Fenerbahce's Dimitris Pelkas reacts after being shown a yellow card by referee Halil Umut Meler

Israeli bakery in San Francisco is hiring formerly incarcerated staff

“His honesty impressed me,” Yosef said. “I could see in his face that if I give him a chance, he’ll do whatever he can to prove himself"

Freshly baked bread cools at a bakery in Beirut, Lebanon June 30, 2020.