Crime Stories from Israel

The ‘Lahav’ gun store in Tel Aviv. (Photo: Ben Hartman)

ISRAELI GUN CONTROL REGULATIONS ‘OPPOSITE OF U.S.’

There is no full-auto Friday or Ladies night at the “Lahav” gun store in TA, a store that bears little resemblance to its US counterparts. The Jerusalem Post – December 18, 2012

 

 

 


The Al-Omari Mosque in the Ramle shuk. (Photo: Ben Hartman)

RAMLE MOURNS MUSLIM LEADER MURDERED IN LOCAL MOSQUE

In the mosque courtyard is a stone dome believed to house the tomb of Shihab al-Din, a senior officer in the army of Salahdin. It was in his office inside the mosque where Mohammed Taji was found murdered. The Jerusalem Post – October 7, 2012 

 

 

 


‘The Post’ accompanies TA police on a tour of nightclub districts, where every night has its surprises. (Photo: Ben Hartman)

CLUB HOPPING WITH THE BOYS IN BLUE

Walking into a nightclub with police is a strange feeling; but it is not without its advantages. People look at you funny, a bit uneasily. On the other hand, you pass through “selection” instantly and no one tells you not to take their picture. The Jerusalem Post – November 1, 2012

 

 

 

 


As the sudden influx of policemen, border policemen and politicians took place this week, locals spoke of decades of neglect by the law enforcement authorities and the national leadership. (Photo: Ben Hartman)

LOD: THE MURDEROUS CULMINATION OF DECADES OF NEGLECT 

Only 20 minutes from Tel Aviv, the ancient Jewish/Arab city has burned itself a place in the Israeli psyche as home to drug dens selling low-grade heroin hand over fist throughout its poorer districts, as well as the blood feuds among its Arab crime families. The Jerusalem Post – October 8, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 


Suspects in alleged bomb-making ring in court in Tel Aviv. (Photo: Ben Hartman)

FATHER AND SON BOMB-MAKING RING UNCOVERED IN HOLON

While police described the operation as one of the most advanced in the country’s history, they also said the son learned his know-how from the Internet, including how to construct remote-detonated explosives for the Israeli underworld. The Jerusalem Post – October 23, 2012

 

 

 


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