Mafia israel

Police arrest 38 members of Abu Latif crime family that terrorized the North for 20 years

Police filed 24 indictments against the Abu Latif crime family members for allegedly using blackmail and extortion to obtain local government contracts.

Evidence confiscated by Israel Police as part of the 'Black Billion' raid, February 8, 2023
 SCENE OF THE SHOOTING OF MAFIA BOSS SHUMI IZAKOV IN KIRYAT MOTZKIN

Mafia boss Shumi Isakov, son, killed in shooting in Israel's North

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits a Clalit healthcare center in the Arab town Tira.

Netanyahu meets with Arab-Israeli authorities to discuss lowering crime

Palestinian teenagers ride their horses during sunset in the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Shuafat

Mobster storms Palestinian town to get back beloved horse


From Mafia ‘associate’ to Christian supporter of Israel

According to official 2018 statistics from the Tourism Ministry, no less than 61% of tourists visiting Israel last year were Christian, while only 22% were Jewish.

The statue of Jesus and the 12 Apostles on the Mount of Beatitudes in the Galilee

Israeli crime boss gets 5 years in jail as massive underworld case closes

His brother, Yitzhak Abergil, is expected to be sentenced to 30 years in prison for a range of murders and failed attempts on rival crime boss Ze'ev Rosenstein.

Meir Abergil

Report: Two Israelis arrested in Thailand suspected of murder

Video evidence shows an SUV ramming Mallil and Oshana on a motorcycle knocking them to the ground.

Israeli couple attacked in Thailand by Two Israeli men.

Strengthening the mob?

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Taking down the mafia: The arrest of Israel's famed crime boss, Michael Mor

The crime boss's ability to beat the system time and again is a sign of the police’s challenges in coping with organized crim

Alledged Israeli mobster Michael Mor is seen in the Nazareth Magistrate’s Court last month.

A little help from our Italian friends

What can we learn from Roberto Saviano, author of ‘Gomorrah,’ and how can we apply it to the Israeli mafia situation?

Italian writer Roberto Saviano, author of ‘Gomorrah.’

Russian gang sets fire to Israeli prison

Russian members of the Tanski gang tried to set Eshel prison in south Israel ablaze on Monday, the fires was put out and no one was hurt.

Russian crime tattoo

Car bombing in southern Israel leaves top mob official dead

The incident comes as a number of suspected gangland hits have taken place throughout Israel.

Scene of the crime in Ashkelon where a mob official was killed in a car bombing

Underworld 'hit team' indicted for revenge killing in Jaffa

On Sunday, six defendants were indicted for murder for a violent vendetta killing between two rival crime families.

Crime scene [illustrative]

Southern Israel mob figure sentenced in prison smuggling case

The defendant, Hagai Zaguri, is known for being a major underworld figure in and around the Be’ersheba area, and in 2012 was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Inmates observe Holocaust Remembrance Day at Ayalon Prison

Ashkelon area mobster, associates arrested at airport trying to flee country

An El Al Boeing 777 aircraft is seen at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport