Israelis arrested, fined for working illegally in Canada
Jewish Journal
December 26, 2011
Eleven Israeli citizens were arrested in Canada for allegedly working illegally there.
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Israeli immigrant arrested in Bosnian massacre
Jewish Journal
January 18, 2011
An Israeli immigrant from the former Yugoslavia has been arrested for alleged involvement in Bosnian genocide. Aleksander Cvetkovic, 42, who moved to Israel and obtained citizenship in 2006 with his Jewish wife and their children, is accused of involvement in the 1995 Srebrenicia massacre in which Bosnian Serb forces shot and killed 8,000 Muslim men and boys.
New Israel Fund renews local presence after four-year hiatus
Tom Tugend
November 2, 2007
Ronit Heyd, joined by Ilana Litvak, who came to Israel from the former Soviet Union, and Nidal Abed El Gafer, a Palestinian lawyer, were in Los Angeles last week as three \”connected\” Israelis, working to empower their country\’s underprivileged and raise the level of civic involvement. Their presence at a roundtable was sponsored by the New Israel Fund (NIF), which has just raised its Los Angeles profile by reestablishing a local office, after a four-year hiatus.
Living and Working [Il]legally in America — It’s Not Just for Latinos Anymore
Roberto Loiederman
September 7, 2006
According to statistics compiled by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), during 2004 alone, 540 Israelis were deported or about to be deported. If that many Israelis were caught, it stands to reason that there are many thousands more — in Los Angeles as well as the rest of the United States — who have not yet been located by authorities.
Wrongful-Death Claim in Burbank Shooting
Howard Blume
July 7, 2005
The family of an Israeli immigrant killed by Burbank police is pursuing a $51 million wrongful-death claim against the cities of Burbank and Los Angeles. Assaf Deri, 25, died a year ago when Burbank undercover police officers shot him in an alley in North Hollywood.
Attorneys for the family said they filed their claim late last month, just prior to the one-year anniversary of Deri\’s death, but the filing could not be verified on Friday, when the family went public with the legal action.
‘Marriage’ Material
Michael Aushenker
May 23, 2002
Somewhere in the middle of the Israeli import "Late Marriage," a 12-minute sex scene unfolds between the main characters.
A Place of Their Own
Yaakov Arnold
October 12, 2000
Reuben Dahan lives just down the block from his nearest synagogue. Yet every Shabbat, for the past seven years, Dahan, an Israeli immigrant who grew up in Petach Tikvah, has gone the extra mile, literally, to worship at a place he calls his spiritual home.
Remembering Ofra Haza
Eric Silver
March 2, 2000
It is hard to write dispassionately about Ofra Haza, the Israeli pop icon who died last week at 41. She sang her fusion of Yemenite folk and \’80s beat with intense, unabashed emotion. And she generated emotion in others.
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