More Ponzi in Iranian-Jewish community

By Karmel Melamed
Published on April 29, 2013

Ten women arrested at Western Wall for praying with prayer shawls

Published on February 11, 2013

Ten women participating in a women's prayer service with hundreds of worshippers and supporters at the Western Wall were arrested for wearing prayer shawls.

Jewish school teacher arrested on possession of child pornography

Published on May 4, 2012

A teacher at a Jewish elementary school in the New York area has been arrested on charges of possessing child pornography.

UPDATE: Shooter of Trayvon Martin arrested, charged with murder

Published on April 11, 2012

A Florida prosecutor filed a murder charge on Wednesday against the neighborhood watch volunteer who shot and killed unarmed, black teenager Trayvon Martin in a case that has captivated the United States and prompted civil rights demonstrations.

Awkward: ‘Kony 2012’ filmmaker arrested for public masturbation, vandalism

By Danielle Berrin
Published on March 16, 2012

Suspect arrested in mosque arson

Published on October 6, 2011

Police have arrested an 18-year-old Jewish male in connection with the arson of a mosque in a Bedouin Arab town in northern Israel.

U.N. protesters arrested for blocking traffic [VIDEO]

Published on September 20, 2011

A small group of rabbis and protesters was arrested for blocking traffic in front of the United Nations.

Moshav resident arrested for accidentally starting Jerusalem fire

Published on July 19, 2011

A moshav resident was arrested on suspicion of starting a forest fire that led to the evacuation of the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum.

Islamic Movement head Salah arrested in Britain

Published on June 29, 2011

The head of the Islamic Movement in Israel, Sheikh Raed Salah, was arrested in London while on a speaking tour and will be deported.

Australian man arrested in Israel for spying for Hamas

Published on April 25, 2011

An Australian citizen was arrested by Israel and charged with spying for Hamas. Iaad Rashid Abu Arja, 46, a computer expert, was indicted in Petah Tikvah District Court last week, accused of being recruited by the banned Islamic organization.

N.J. man arrested for threatening ADL official

Published on January 27, 2011

A New Jersey man with ties to neo-Nazi organizations was arrested and charged with threatening an Anti-Defamation League official. A New Jersey man with ties to neo-Nazi organizations was arrested and charged with threatening the director of the New York regional office of the Anti-Defamation League.

Holocaust archives volunteer arrested for document theft

Published on January 13, 2011

A volunteer at a private Holocaust archives in Texas was arrested for stealing documents and selling them online. Mansal Denton, 20, was a volunteer for a year-and-a-half at the Mazal Holocaust Library in San Antonio of the largest privately held Holocaust archives in the world, the Houston Chronicle reported. Retired Mexico City businessman Harry Mazal, 73, owns the archives. He reportedly spent $1 million collecting the documents.

Israeli Bedouin arrested for rape by deception

Published on January 11, 2011

An Israeli Bedouin was arrested on charges of rape and impersonating a Jewish pilot. The man, 43, is an Israel Air Forces reserves officer from northern Israel who reportedly is married with children and comes from a prominent Bedouin family, Haaretz reported. A gag order issued Sunday by the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court prevents him from being identified. Three women filed complaints against the man, who identified himself as Daniel Tamir and said he was an Israeli Air Force pilot on his profile for the dating service Love Me. None of the women accused him of assaulting them. A fourth woman is due to be questioned by police, Haaretz reported.

Teen arrested after admitting to starting Israeli fire

Published on December 6, 2010

A 14-year-old resident of the Druze village of Ussfiya was arrested after admitting to starting the fire that destroyed much of the Carmel Forest.

Worker employed by Defense Minister Ehud Barak’s wife is arrested

Published on November 1, 2010

Israeli police arrested a foreign worker accused of being employed illegally by Defense Minister Ehud Barak's wife.

Why The New Jersey Rabbi Sting Stings

By Rob Eshman
Published on July 23, 2009

Report: Defeated Ahmadinejad rival arrested in Iran

Published on June 13, 2009

Iranian presidential candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi was reportedly arrested Saturday following the reformist's defeat at the polls by hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Supporters of Mousavi, the main challenger to Ahmadinejad, responded to the election with the most serious unrest in Tehran in a decade and charged that the result was the work of a dictatorship.

Charismatic Rabbi Faces Charges

By Wendy J. Madnick
Published on August 22, 2002

Michael Ozair is, by many accounts, charming, charismatic and an excellent teacher.

He is also in jail.

The Man Behind the JDL

By Tom Tugend
Published on December 20, 2001

In the FBI's dossier he is listed as Irving David Rubin, 56, a self-described conservative Republican, Air Force veteran, married for 21 years and the father of two children.

Activism Unites A Community

By Tom Tugend
Published on June 24, 1999

The 600 men and women attending Shabbat services at the Eretz Cultural Center stood for a minute's silence as a man on the bema slowly read the names of the 13 Jews arrested as "Zionist spies" by Iran and facing possible death sentences.