Trial Of Malka Leifer Opens In Australia

 

The trial of Malka Leifer, a former chareidi girls’ school principal accused of abusing her students in Melbourne, commenced Tuesday, two years after she was extradited to Australia from Israel, where she fled in order to evade prosecution 15 years ago.

A court in Israel initially declared her unfit to stand trial but after a long period in which she lived an apparently normal life in the town of Emmanuel, she was rearrested after media and police scrutiny of her behavior and, after numerous delays and court cases regarding her mental state, extradited in January 2021.

Since then, several preliminary hearings have been held and a Melbourne court deemed Leifer fit to stand trial. She is charged with 70 sexual offenses with accusations from at least eight alleged victims, and has remained jailed without bond for the past two years.

The initial session Tuesday focused on jury selection, with some 80 potential jurors being presented to both sides. The list was then whittled down to 15 permanent members.

The case is being heard before Victoria County Court Judge Mark Gamble and is expected to last roughly six weeks.

On Wednesday the opening statements will be made and on Thursday the first complainants, sisters Dassi Erlich, Nicole Meyer and Elly Sapper, will be in the witness box.

“I’m relieved and delighted that this day has finally arrived and we look forward to some semblance of justice being served,” said Manny Waks, head of Voice Against Child Sexual Abuse, an Israeli-based organization fighting child abuse in the Jewish community.

“We stand in support of all those impacted by this trial,” he said.

The Leifer affair strained ties between Israel and Australia, with frustration peaking after it was revealed that Israel’s deputy health minister, Yaakov Litzman, was questioned by police on suspicion that he had been using his position to prevent Leifer’s extradition.

It was alleged that Litzman pressured doctors to falsify psychiatric evaluations that deemed Leifer unfit to stand trial, thereby preventing her extradition. Litzman claimed that everything he did was legal, and that he was acting “for the good of the public”. Like Leifer, Litzman is a Gur Hassid; it was revealed that Leifer had previously held a position at a school run by Gur in Israel

In April 2021, Israeli police recommended prosecution of Litzman for his actions to protect Leifer. In June 2022, Litzman resigned from the Knesset after he signed a plea agreement admitting breach of trust in January that year.

Yeshaya Diveroli Instigates A Goy In Miami Dunkin Donuts and Gets him Fired

 

Anti semitism and jew hatred is alive and well in America today, this happened to me in broad daylight today at Dunkin doughnuts in Miami Beach Florida pic.twitter.com/eN0t6WMy5X

— Yeshaya Diveroli (@DiveroliYeshaya) February 2, 2023

This "farikta" Meshiginar that calls himself Yeshaya should be ashamed of himself, instead of offering him some kind words he keeps instigating him. What a huge Chillul Hashem!

 An employee of Dunkin Donuts in Miami Has been fired, after he was caught on camera hurling anti-Semitic insults against a Jewish customer.

Yeshaya Diveroli said he’s a regular at the shop on Alton Road but said on Feb. 1 an employee verbally attacked him because he’s Jewish.

In cellphone video shot by Diveroli the employee can be heard hurling a religious slur at him and repeatedly yelling profanities.

In a statement Tuesday, to NBC 6 Miami, Dunkin’ said the worker had been fired.

“We have zero-tolerance for any type of discrimination, and the language used by the former employee is unacceptable and not reflective of our brand,” the statement read. “The franchised employee was terminated.”

Making History Again, Rachel Freier Ascends To State Supreme Court Bench

Judge Rachel Freier, the first Hasidic individual to be elected a Civil Court judge in New York, has made history once again, this time by being appointed New York’s first Hasidic Acting New York State Supreme Court justice.

Freier had previously thrown her hat in the ring this past summer in the hopes of being nominated as a candidate to fill one of ten open seats in Kings County Supreme Court.

While a judicial screening committee gave Freier’s candidacy their stamp of approval, Brooklyn district leaders chose not to include her on their list of nominees whose names ultimately appeared on the Democratic ballot for last November’s general elections.

Understanding that there are also opportunities for Civil Court judges to be appointed as Acting State Supreme Court justices on a merit basis when a determination is made that additional judges are needed at that level, Freier submitted her resume to the Supreme Court supervisor to be considered for one of those additional positions.

She underwent an interview, and was told that decisions would be made before the end of the year by the chief administrative judge in consultation with the deputy chief administrative judge for New York City, without actually expecting to be chosen.

“But then lo and behold, as I was preparing my Shabbos candles on December 30th, I got a phone call from someone saying ‘Mazel tov, you’ve been appointed,’”  “It was ten minutes before Shabbos and I checked my email and saw that it had really happened.”

Freier began her work as an Acting Supreme Court Judge on January 3rd. She has the ability to remain in that position at her supervisor’s discretion for the remaining four years of her term as a Civil Court judge, or can choose to run in the August primary in the hopes that she will make it onto the November ballot and be elected a Supreme Court justice, a position that comes with a 14 year term.

Becoming New York’s first Hasidic Supreme Court justice has been a surreal experience for Freier who is grateful to her supervisor for giving her the opportunity to sit on the Brooklyn Supreme Court bench.

“Trailblazing comes in many shapes and forms,” said state court spokesperson Lucian Chalfen. “Justice Rachel Freier clearly has been a trailblazer throughout her life and career and the Judiciary is fortunate to have someone with her knowledge, awareness and compassion represent it to the people of New York State.”

Netanyahu Caves Under Pressure from Biden and Agrees to 'pause' settlement construction, demolition of illegal Arab homes

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to a Biden administration request that Israel dramatically reduce construction in Jewish towns in Judea and Samaria, and the demolition of illegal Arab buildings, Axios reported Tuesday afternoon.

According to the report, which cited both US and Israeli officials, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made the request while meeting with Netanyahu during his Middle East visit last week.

The request is part of a broader plan by the Biden White House to deescalate tensions between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

Under the plan pushed by Blinken, Israel will “pause” construction in Israeli towns in Judea and Samaria, as well as the demolition of illegal Arab buildings in Judea, Samaria, and Jerusalem.

Blinken made the request as National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir launched his building code enforcement program, demolishing illegal Arab homes with pending eviction orders in eastern Jerusalem.

On Monday, Netanyahu intervened to delay the demolition of an illegal building in the Qadi Qadum neighborhood of eastern Jerusalem which houses about 100 people.

The home had been slated for demolition Tuesday.

In exchange, Blinken has pressed Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas to shelve planned resolutions targeting Israel in the United Nations.

The Netanyahu government reportedly said Israel is willing to significantly reduce settlement construction and demolitions of illegal Arab buildings, but said neither will be halted completely.

Officials from the Palestinian Authority were quoted as saying that Ramallah is prepared to accept the “pause” if Israel agrees to the American request.

After Blinken’s meetings with Netanyahu and Abbas, US Assistant Secretary of State of Near East Affairs, Barbara Leaf, met with Tzachi HaNegbi, Netanyahu’s national security adviser, and Abbas’ adviser Hussein al-Sheikh, to iron out the details of the Secretary of State’s plan.

The Biden White House is still in talks with both Israel and the PA regarding the “pause,” officials cited by the report said.

Russia asks Israel to send aid to Syria after devastating earthquake

 

Israel has received a request to provide Syria with humanitarian aid, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed Monday afternoon, after a massive earthquake devastated southern Turkey and northwestern Syria.

The request reportedly was made by Russia on Syria’s behalf.

In a statement released Monday afternoon, the Israeli premier said that Israel will be sending rescue workers and emergency medical responders to Turkey to offer assistance in areas hit by the earthquake.

“There has been a very severe earthquake in Turkey – which was also felt in other areas – in the past day. In accordance with the request of the Turkish government, I have directed the dispatch of search and rescue, and medical teams.”

“This is what we do around the world and this is what we do in areas close to us.”

The prime minister briefly mentioned that Israel has also been asked to assist in Syria, and noted that Israel will comply with the request.

“Since a request was also received to do this – for the many who were injured in the earthquake in Syria, I have instructed that this be done as well.”

According to a report by Channel 13, the request for Israeli aid to Syria was delivered via Moscow.

Prime Minister Netanyahu later confirmed that he had been asked “by a diplomatic official” to extend Israeli aid to Syria.

“I received a request from a diplomatic official to assist Syria, and I approved it.”

The earthquake, which struck at 3:17 a.m. in the Kahramanmaras province near the Syrian border, measured 7.8 on the Richter scale and was felt as far away as Romania, devastating towns on both sides of the border.

Dozens of powerful aftershocks were recorded Monday, including one which measured 7.5 on the Richter scale.

Over 1,800 fatalities have been reported thus far, including 1,121 in Turkey and at least 783 in Syria.

Thousands more have been injured, with hundreds more believed to be buried under buildings toppled by the quake.

“Because the debris removal efforts are continuing in many buildings in the earthquake zone, we do not know how high the number of dead and injured will rise,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, according to The Associated Press. “Hopefully, we will leave these disastrous days behind us in unity and solidarity as a country and a nation.”

Ultimatum: Zelensky Threatens Israel.. Wants Over Half- Billion Dollars and Condemnation of Russia

 

Ukraine threatens to cancel diplomatic meeting with Zelensky unless Jerusalem forks over a half-billion dollars to Kyiv and issues formal condemnation of Russia.

By Lauren Marcus, World Israel News

Ahead of a long-awaited visit by Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen to Kyiv, Ukrainian officials have reportedly prepared a list of demands for Jerusalem, including a $500 million loan and that Israel publicly condemn Russia.

A Ukrainian official told Hebrew-language outlet Walla News that if Jerusalem refuses Ukraine’s demands, Cohen will not be allowed to meet with President Volodomyr Zelensky.

Ari & Zahava Oberlander Die in Fatal Boca Crash

 

 A Jewish couple from Valley Stream, New York died last week, victims of a devastating crash in West Boca Raton that flipped their car multiple times, sending it rolling across a busy intersection.

82 year old Arie Oberlender and his wife, 79 year old Zahava Oberlander, both died on February 1st after their Nissan Rogue was slammed by a Jeep Grand Cherokee as it drove through the intersection of U.S. 441 and Kimberly Boulevard.

According to NBC 5 (bit.ly/3wWhEuz), the Rogue was headed west on Kimberly at approximately 10:30 AM when the southbound 2016 Jeep ran the red light on U.S. 441 and slammed into the Rogue’s passenger side with enough force to send both cars careening out of control.

The Oberlenders, who have a home in the Boca Raton area, were both pronounced dead before being extricated from the wreckage. An unidentified passenger in their car was removed from the car by Palm Beach County Fire Rescue and taken to Delray Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the Jeep, 35 year old Boca Raton resident Jamie Josue Gomez Escobedo, was also taken to a nearby hospital. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office accident report did not list any injuries for Escobedo but did indicate that drugs and/or alcohol played a role in the accident.

Police closed the roadway for five hours as they conducted their investigation.

No charges have been filed yet against Escobedo, but vehicular homicide investigations often take several months, or as long as a year, in Palm Beach County.

The real reason Biden waited so long to shoot down the Chinese spy balloon

 

The Chinese spy balloon fiasco is a microcosm of everything that is wrong with the Biden administration.

First, President Biden sat around and did nothing while a Chinese balloon casually traversed thousands of miles in the U.S., likely collecting sensitive nuclear and military secrets.

Then to Biden’s dismay, a civilian spotted the balloon and alerted the media, at which point the Pentagon insisted that they could not shoot it down, lest they endanger civilians, but they assured us they neutralized the balloon’s spying capability, with no explanation of how that’s even possible.

They acted as though the experts suggesting to shoot it down knew nothing about spies, balloons, or the military in general.

When that claim was debunked by even more experts, they shot the thing down, and the same people who acted like we were crazy suddenly praised Biden for his courage and leadership.

When Both the Pope and a US President Bowed Down to a Chareidie Mother of 12

 

Urgent call to save man missing in Be'er Sheva

 Yehuda Udi Dana, 52 years old, left Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva to an unknown address on Sunday, February 5, after he was told that his life would be in danger if he did not undergo treatment immediately. He has not been heard from since.

Search authorities fear that even if he returned safely home, he may have collapsed and lost consciousness. Police and other authorities have not been able to find out what his current address is so far.

His family and the Israel Dog Unit (IDU), a nonprofit specializing in search and rescue, are looking for him in cooperation with the Israel Police. and have issued an urgent appeal to the public to assist in locating him. Anyone who has seen him is asked to immediately notify police at 100 or the IDU hotline at 0544876709