Chabad Emissary Denies Israeli Mother and Daughter Arrested in Namibia
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
A Chabad emissary in Namibia, Rabbi Yosef Rahimi, reported that two Israeli women, Mally and Lial Yahalom, were not the individuals arrested there. He discovered the arrestees were two Iranian citizens holding fake Israeli passports. The initial reports of the Yahaloms' arrest appear to have been a case of mistaken identity. Official confirmation of this error is still awaited.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Chabad emissary Rabbi Yosef Rahimi stated the arrested women in Namibia are not Mally and Lial Yahalom.
- The two women detained were identified as Iranian citizens, not Israelis.
- The arrestees possessed forged Israeli passports, leading to initial misidentification.
- The emissary provided food and water to the women before realizing they were not the Yahaloms.
- Official confirmation of the mistaken identity is still pending from authorities.
A Chabad emissary in Namibia has stated that the two Israeli women reportedly arrested in the country are not Mally and Lial Yahalom. Rabbi Yosef Rahimi, who went to the police station after hearing that two Israelis had been detained, discovered the arrestees were actually two Iranian citizens, according to a report by mako. Rahimi explained that he had brought food and water to the women, believing them to be the Yahaloms, but upon seeing them, realized his mistake. He stated that the women, a 14-year-old girl and a woman around 40, spoke only a little English and Persian, not Hebrew. The local police had reportedly identified the two women as Israeli citizens because they were in possession of forged Israeli passports. This suggests the initial reports of Mally and Lial Yahalom's arrest were based on a mistaken identity. However, official confirmation of this identification error from the authorities is still pending.
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