Sep 09 2008
The hardworking residents of Netanya’s industrial zone just want to make their living in peace, but Monday’s mob hit served as a rude awakening to the fact that they live in the shadow of the mafia. Continue Reading »
Nov 20 2007
A national crime-fighting network billed as Israel’s FBI, video teleconferenced remand hearings, and an increase of 1,000 in the number of police officers hired – these are among the changes to Israel’s law enforcement scene expected to take off in 2008. Continue Reading »
Mar 04 2007
A former mobster has written a tell-all book, for the first time ever exposing the inner workings of an Israeli gang that took over the New York drug trade for a brief period in the eighties.
Ron Gonen, who has spent the past 18 years in the US Witness Protection Program, has teamed up with author Dave Copeland to offer an insider’s glance into a parallel universe of crime, murder and deceit. Continue Reading »
Feb 28 2007
JERUSALEM – Italy has voiced offence after the head of an Israeli commission of inquiry into suspected police corruption warned that his country was going the way of Sicily, the legendary heartland of the Mafia. Continue Reading »
Feb 19 2007
JERUSALEM – Israel’s police commander resigned after a government commission said he ignored ties between senior officers and underworld figures, just the latest scandal to befall Israel’s beleaguered leadership in recent months. Continue Reading »
Feb 12 2007
Minister Daniel Friedman revealed Sunday that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has promised him to enable the creation of additional positions for judges whose sole job will be to preside over cases involving organized crime and serious crimes, and for the prosecutors in these cases. Continue Reading »
