Iranian Women Detained in Namibia Used Fake Israeli Passports
Translated & summarized from Srugim by baba
Two Iranian women detained in Namibia were mistakenly identified as Israelis due to their possession of fake Israeli passports. Chabad emissary Rabbi Yosef Rahimi attempted to provide aid to the detainees, believing them to be Mali and Lial Yahalomi, but discovered they were Iranian nationals.
The story in 2 lines · by baba
- Two Iranian women were detained in Namibia using fake Israeli passports, leading to mistaken identity.
- Chabad emissary Rabbi Yosef Rahimi discovered the detained women were not Israelis Mali and Lial Yahalomi.
Reports of the arrest of two Israeli women, Mali and Lial Yahalomi, in southern Africa on Wednesday were based on mistaken identity. New evidence from a local police station indicates that the two women detained are actually Iranian citizens who were using forged Israeli passports.
Chabad emissary Rabbi Yosef Rahimi in Namibia visited the police station to provide humanitarian aid, believing the detainees were the Yahalomi women. "I brought food and water for the mother and daughter, thinking it was Lial and Mali," Rahimi told mako. "I arrived at the police station and it turned out it wasn't them. I saw them physically, it's not them."
Rahimi confirmed that the two women in custody are an Iranian mother, around 40 years old, and her 14-year-old daughter. They spoke to him in English and Persian, and not a word of Hebrew.
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