Malka Leifer

Former haredi school principal Malka Leifer allegedly abused 'much younger' prison inmate - report

Malka Leifer was principal of Melbourne's Addas Israel, and was jailed for 15 years for repeated sexual abuse of children in her care.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Malka Leifer, a former Australian school principal who is wanted in Australia on suspicion of sexually abusing students, walks in the corridor of the Jerusalem District Court accompanied by Israel Prison Service guards, in Jerusalem
Libyan Foreign Minister Najla Mangoush.

14 Days: Libyan leak

Israeli news highlights from the past two weeks.

|BySTEVE LINDE
Chaim Walder

1/4 Israelis have been sexually abused. How can we stop these predators? - opinion

According to some estimates, there are some 200 known abusers in Israel, many of whom fled from other countries to avoid prosecution.

|ByMICHAEL J. SALAMON
JERUSALEM AND Jewish Heritage Minister Meir Porush arrives for a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office. He says he was just ‘helping a hassid visit his rebbe.’

Abusing power to help predators - opinion

It was not only the fake mental illness in the courtroom that was hindering justice. 

|ByDANIEL GOLDMAN

Court orders another assessment in Malka Leifer case

New extradition process looks set to drag on for a year in a controversial case of former principal facing 74 charges of sex abuse.

FEBRUARY 19, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Manny Waks of Kol v’Oz speaks to the press at the Jerusalem District court Monday

Israel justice system let down abuse victims, now it’s time to do the right thing

Australian police formally requested that Israel extradite Leifer to Australia to face charges. In 2014, Israel detained Leifer, but she was soon released to house arrest.

FEBRUARY 18, 2019ByJPOST.COM STAFF
Malka Leifer is brought to court last week

Israel justice system let down abuse victims, it’s time to do the right thing

FEBRUARY 18, 2019ByMANNY WAKS
Malka Leifer, a former Australian school principal who is wanted in Australia on suspicion of sexually abusing students, walks in the corridor of the Jerusalem District Court accompanied by Israeli Prison Service guards, in Jerusalem February 14, 2018

Australian Jewish group calls for firing Litzman over extradition debacle

Details emerged that police suspect Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman attempted to pressure the Jlm. district psychiatrist into falsely stating that Leifer is mentally unfit to be extradited.

FEBRUARY 18, 2019ByMARCY OSTER/JTA
Ya'acov Litzman

MK Litzman accused of using powers to prevent extradition of pedophile

According to reports, Litzman is suspected of trying to obtain medical evaluations that would prevent the extradition of Malka Leifer.

FEBRUARY 14, 2019ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN
Health Minister Ya'acov Litzman at the Knesset August 8, 2018