Bnei-Braker ‘Tinder Swindler' Shimon Heyut arrested on mysterious new charges after Interpol Red Notice

 

Notorious “Tinder Swindler” Simon Leviev, who was convicted of conning women out of millions of dollars while posing as a wealthy diamond heir, has been arrested by authorities in the former Soviet republic of Georgia.

Leviev was detained upon arrival at Batumi International Airport on the Black Sea on Sunday morning, according to his attorney and Georgian officials.

The Georgian Interior Ministry said Leviev was picked up on a Red Notice from Interpol once he crossed into the country. It’s not immediately clear why the conman, an Israeli national, was taken into custody.

“I spoke with him this morning after he was detained, but we don’t yet understand the reason. He has been traveling freely around the world,” Leviev’s attorney told Israeli outlet Walla.

Leviev, whose real name is Shimon Yehuda Hayut, was the subject of the 2022 Netflix documentary “Tinder Swindler,” detailing his elaborate schemes on the popular dating app.

Leviev lured women on the app pretending to be the son of Russian diamond tycoon Lev Leviev and flexing a lavish lifestyle, flying on private jets and staying in ritzy hotels.

He would later convince his victims to fork over huge sums of money on various pretenses, including claiming he was in danger and urgently needed cash.

The documentary alleged that he swindled $10 million from at least a dozen women from around the globe. He was banned from dating apps after the documentary’s release.

Leviev fled Israel in 2011 before he could be sentenced on convictions of fraud, theft and forgery. He served two years in a Finnish prison from 2015 to 2017 for defrauding several women before he was sent back to Israel in 2017.

He then fled Israel again using a fake passport until Interpol caught him in Greece in 2019. He was sentenced to 15 months for the fraud he committed in Israel. Leviev was released early, in May 2020, after serving just five months amid COVID-19 prison concerns.

Hamas Murderers praise Hannah Einbinder’s ‘Free Palestine’ message — but censor her Non-Tzneesdike bare shoulders in video

A Hamas mouthpiece praised “Hacks” star Hannah Einbinder’s Emmys acceptance speech Sunday when she said, “Free Palestine” — while censoring out the actress’s bare shoulders and cleavage in the footage.

Einbinder found herself in the Quds News Network’s social-media feed for her support of Palestine during the televised awards ceremony.

But the network — which has been accused of being closely affiliated with the Palestinian terror group — completely blurred the Jewish star’s torso in the clip, to the point where the pin she was wearing displaying her support for Palestinians was also no longer visible.

“Hannah Einbinder explains that her decision to say ‘Free Palestine’ during her Emmys acceptance speech came from her belief that, as a Jewish person, she has a responsibility to distinguish Judaism and Jewish culture from the ethnonationalist project of the Israeli state,” Quds News wrote on X before the post was deleted Monday morning. 

The post drew immediate mockery online, with many quick to point out the irony of Quds News’ eagerness to use Einbinder’s message but decision to censor it so that it fits its vision of what’s acceptable.

One account on X quipped that the incident could be summed up as Quds News saying: “We would like to thank the obscene infidel hooker for her support.”  

Another X user wrote, “The people you scream on behalf of think so little of your rights as a woman that they CENSOR your entire upper body.” 

Intense offensive in Gaza Strip has begun

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the IDF officially confirmed on Tuesday morning that the intense operation in Gaza City had commenced as part of Operation Gideon's Chariots II.

IDF Arabic Language Spokesman Avichay Adraee stated that the "IDF has begun destroying Hamas's infrastructure in Gaza City" and warned residents that "Gaza City is considered a dangerous combat zone, and staying in the area puts you at risk."

He called on remaining residents to move as quickly as possible via Al-Rashid Street to the areas designated south of Wadi Gaza by vehicle or on foot. "Join the more than 40% of the city’s residents who have left the city to ensure their safety and the safety of their loved ones."

Earlier in the morning, Defense Minister Israel Katz wrote, "Gaza is burning. The IDF is striking terror infrastructure with an iron fist, and IDF soldiers are fighting heroically to create the conditions for the release of the hostages and the defeat of Hamas. We will not relent or turn back until the mission is complete."

Overnight, the Israel Air Force struck dozens of targets across Gaza City, in neighborhoods including Sabra, Daraj, Sheikh Radwan, Shati refugee camp, Tel al-Hawa, and other areas.

Minister Miri Regev: I believe we will apply a sovereignty move after the Chagim

 

Transportation Minister Miri Regev declared Monday at the Sovereignty Conference hosted by Arutz Sheva and the Samaria Council that the government intends to promote a sovereignty decision in Judea and Samaria immediately after the holidays.

"We must seize this opportunity. Woe to us if we don’t act. With God’s help, after the holidays, we will push forward with this decision," Regev stated.

The minister emphasized the need to reject any notion of partial sovereignty. 

"The 'settlement blocs' were designed to pave the way for a Palestinian state. That is why we must apply sovereignty over all of Judea, Samaria, and the Jordan Valley. We must act quickly - especially in light of President Macron's reckless move [to recognize a Palestinian state]. We have a duty to our citizens, and we have the United States, which will veto any decisions against us."

Regev also addressed the war against Hamas, stressing the need to eliminate its leadership. "We will eliminate Hamas’s entire external leadership, which is hardening internal positions regarding a deal. We must finish this fight, bring the hostages home, dismantle Hamas’s capabilities, maintain security control in Gaza, and apply sovereignty in Judea and Samaria."

Touching on the Attorney General’s conduct amid growing incitement against right-wing ministers, Regev said: "No one is above the law - not even [Attorney General] Baharav-Miara. Right-wing journalists and officials are being targeted. Protest and debate are legitimate, but incitement is not. Words can kill."

Cookere're'coo 4 More Israeli Local Authorities Ban Kaparos this year

 Just ten out of 77 local authorities contacted by an animal rights organization have agreed to ban the practice of using live chickens for the kaparot rite in the run-up to Yom Kippur, which begins on October 1.

The ritual involves reciting prayers while swinging a live chicken around one’s head three times in the belief that this transfers one’s sins to the chicken as a method of spiritual cleansing ahead of the Day of Atonement. The chicken is then slaughtered and its meat is donated to the poor.

Traditionally, money can be used instead of the chicken, which many Jewish groups have encouraged due to concerns of animal cruelty.

The four local authorities that have pledged for the first time not to allow the ceremony within their jurisdictions are Kiryat Bialik near Haifa, the Jezreel Valley Regional Authority in the Lower Galilee, and the Tel Aviv suburbs of Holon and Rishon Lezion.

They join Kfar Saba, Ra’anana, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Petah Tikva, Beersheba and Ashkelon in prohibiting kaparot using live chickens.

Where permitted, the ceremony requires a permit from the council’s veterinarian and a separate permit for slaughtering livestock outside of a slaughterhouse.

Let the Animals Live, which made the appeal to the authorities, says in a statement that the birds are transported crammed into narrow cages without food or water, then subjected to extreme stress and often broken limbs by being swung around. While most of the chickens are then sent to slaughterhouses, some are butchered on the spot by people who are not qualified to do so, the organization claims.

American intelligence leaks have a long history of sabotaging Israeli operations.

by DIN

 As time passes, whispers grow louder: Israel’s “Summit of Fire” operation to eliminate Hamas leadership in Doha may have been compromised—not by poor planning, but by a familiar culprit.

 Reports suggest that American officials rushed to inform Qatari authorities of the impending Israeli airstrike, who in turn warned Hamas leaders. The result? The targets vanished before the first jet could even cast a shadow.

If true, this isn’t just a diplomatic faux pas—it’s a betrayal. But let’s not pretend it’s unprecedented.

Flashback to March 1968: Operation Karameh (also known as Operation Inferno), Israel’s first major military response to Palestinian terror after the Six-Day War. The IDF planned a decisive strike on Fatah’s headquarters in the Jordanian town of Karameh. But just days before the operation, American intelligence reportedly tipped off Jordan. Jordanian officials, in turn, warned Fatah leaders—including Yasser Arafat and his deputy Abu Iyad—who promptly fled and prepared for the assault.

The result? The IDF lost the element of surprise. Thirty-three Israeli soldiers were killed, 161 wounded, and several tanks and vehicles were left behind. Arafat escaped on a motorcycle and declared “victory,” boosting the PLO’s prestige and fueling years of bloody violence.

According to journalist Moshe Zak’s Hussein Makes Peace, and Abu Iyad’s own memoir Without a Homeland, the CIA’s leak to Jordan directly enabled Fatah’s survival and the IDF’s losses. The parallels to today’s alleged leak in Doha are chilling.

Whether in 1968 or 2025, the pattern remains: American intelligence leaks, Israeli lives lost, and terrorist leaders walking free. If allies are supposed to have your back, someone forgot to tell Washington.

 History may not repeat itself exactly—but when it rhymes this loudly, it’s hard to ignore the betrayal.

I hope I'm wrong

Feldheim's New Bio on Reb Dovid Soloveichik Should be Destroyed "It Contains Extremely Dangerous Ideas"

by "Not Daas Torah"

I remember the controversy when “The Making of a Godol” was banned. There was a whole brouhaha about censorship, banning, and whether there was actually anything wrong with the book. 

While its been years since I researched it, and I don’t remember who said it, there was one quote in support of the ban that has stuck with me all these years (and I am of course paraphrasing, if anyone knows the original quote please let me know): “When I read a biography of a gadol, I am looking to be inspired. To let me know the heights a person can reach. To help me set goals in my own personal ruchniyos. Knowing a certain godol wiped his nose on his sleeves doesn’t help me do that.”

I think there is a lot of truth in that quote. For better or worse, Gadolagraphies are not biographies. They are not academic works. They are not meant to be. They are there to push us to be greater - and that is totally fine. 

For all the criticism Art Scroll gets for how bland their gadol biographies are, they do an excellent job in pursuit of that goal. Even if read with a jaded eye, I put down the biography with a new appreciation of that gadol, his greatness, and his legacy, all of which inspires me to grow regardless of factual accuracy. Even as myth it does its job admirably.

This brings us to a new godol biography which has extremely dangerous ideas. I want to make clear: I am not talking hashkafically¹, I am not talking metaphorically. I mean literally life-threateningly dangerous ideas. Ideas that can physically damage a person for life, or even cause him to take his own life cha”v, and I say this from my professional viewpoint as a mental health professional. 

This book should be removed off the shelves as a chashash sakanas nefashos and I do not mean that lightly.

What Happens When a Sephardi Widow and a Belzer Chusid Divorcee Marry

 

Dozens of female Mossad operatives ran covert missions inside Iran during the 12-Day War

 

A clandestine network of female Mossad operatives slipped into Iran during the 12-Day War—running surveillance, logistics, and other on-the-ground tasks that helped blind Tehran’s defenses and enable precision strikes, according to an exclusive report first published in Israel. The account, citing Israeli sources, says “dozens” of women had boots on the ground, a detail later echoed by Iran-focused and pro-Israel outlets that summarized the scoop.

The picture that emerges: human assets moving quietly while the Israel Defense Forces and intelligence services pummeled missile sites, air defenses, and nodes tied to the nuclear program. Previous reporting from major outlets described Mossad agents penetrating Iranian territory to dismantle weapons systems and shape the battlespace before the first bombs fell—context that aligns with the new focus on women in field roles.

Mossad chief David Barnea has publicly praised his operatives’ performance during the campaign, calling the period “historic” and signaling the agency will keep working inside Iran as required. While he didn’t detail gender or units, his remarks—and an official video message—underscore an intelligence posture that blends cyber deception, local partners, and covert teams to hit targets far from Israel’s borders.

Operationally, female case officers and collectors expand cover options, complicate Iranian counterintelligence, and can move in spaces where male operatives might trigger alarms. The sources-based narrative credits these teams with roles from agent handling and route prep to last-mile targeting support—classic HUMINT (human intelligence) that turns satellite feeds and signals intercepts into actionable coordinates.

Tehran has long cast itself as impenetrable. Yet open-source and investigative reporting following the war described precisely the kind of pre-planted networks Israel would need: dissident cells aiding sabotage, decoy summons that lured senior officers, and detailed mapping of high-value personnel—methods that would be amplified by skilled handlers on the ground.

Israel’s strategic logic is straightforward: Iran arms and directs terror proxies—Hamas, Hezbollah, and others—while racing for nuclear leverage. Covert reach inside the regime is both deterrence and insurance. Barnea and senior Israeli officials have hinted that if Tehran rebuilds capabilities or edges its uranium toward weaponization, the playbook is ready to reopen—quietly at first, and then not so quietly.

The initial “female operatives in Iran” revelation came via The Jerusalem Post; Iran International and World Israel News carried follow-ups; Reuters and other outlets provide the broader operational backdrop of agents operating on Iranian soil during the same campaign. Together, they sketch a coherent arc: a service that can still put people—women and men—deep inside the heart of the Islamic Republic.

Song of Horiyois