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PA recognizes 899 terrorists captured in Gaza as POWs, commits to pay pensions, PMW report shows

Such a recognition qualifies these prisoners for a PA salary, PMW added. 

Rabbi helps two incarcerated men convert to Judaism

Terlinchamp told JTA that she felt comfortable writing a letter to the Department of Corrections advocating that one's life sentence be reduced to 20 years, citing his conversion work as a reason.

By ANDREW LAPIN/JTA
18/07/2024
Israelis of Ethiopian descent take part in a protest

Fighting discrimination: Criminal records of disorderly conduct to be erased for Ethiopian Israelis

Ethiopians have been experiencing institutional and individual discrimination for years, including from Israel Police, the Palmor committee found.  

17/07/2024

Last three defendants in Lev Tahor cult abduction case sentenced to over ten years in in prison

Lev Tahor is a secretive group and little is known about its inner workings, and adheres to extreme interpretation of Jewish law that shields members from the outside world.

By LUKE TRESS/JTA
11/07/2024

Israeli killer who insisted he was a cat has died in Argentinian prison

Pereg was serving a life sentence after being convicted for the murder of his mother and aunt.

By INBAR NAAMAN
10/07/2024

Ugandan court remands man accused of supporting rebels linked to Islamic State

A Ugandan man was charged with terrorism-related offenses for supporting the ADF, an IS-linked rebel group, by recruiting fighters and providing material support.

By REUTERS
09/07/2024

'Shin Bet is lying': Ben-Gvir responds to Shifa director release, Sde Teiman camp controversies

An extensive newspaper investigation published by "The New York Times" revealed that detainees in Sde Teiman were forbidden to speak loudly, stand, or sleep while under surveillance.

Shifa director's release 'should not have happened' says former intel head of Israel Prison Service

Ilan Budra, former head of the intelligence division of the Israel Prison Services (IPS), spoke on the conflict and nuances between the government, Shin Bet, and IPS.

By 103FM
04/07/2024

Russia starts new trial of jailed US ex-marine Gilman, RIA says

Gilman, whose lawyers told the TASS news agency at his original trial that he had come to Russia to study and obtain citizenship, had pleaded guilty to all the charges, according to RIA.

By REUTERS
27/06/2024

ICC convicts Mali Islamist for Timbuktu atrocities

Judges said Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz played a critical role in the Ansar Dine Islamist group, which took the city on the fringe of the Sahara desert in 2012 and tried to impose sharia Islamic law.

By REUTERS
26/06/2024
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