Iranian Mother and Daughter Detained in Namibia Mistaken for Missing Israelis
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Two Iranian women, a mother and daughter, were arrested in Namibia for possessing fake passports and falsely claimed to be Israeli. This led to a mistaken report that they were Meli and Lial Yahalomi, two Israelis who had fled the country. A local Chabad emissary, Rabbi Yosef Rahimi, visited the detainees and revealed their true Iranian nationality, which was then confirmed by Israeli police.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Two Iranian women were arrested in Namibia and falsely identified themselves as Israelis.
- The impostors were mistakenly reported to be Meli and Lial Yahalomi, two Israelis who had fled the country.
- A Chabad emissary, Rabbi Yosef Rahimi, visited the detainees and exposed their true identities.
- The Israeli police confirmed the detainees were not the missing Israelis but two impostors.
- The women were arrested on suspicion of possessing forged passports.
Two Iranian citizens, a mother and daughter, were arrested in Namibia on Wednesday on suspicion of possessing forged passports. During their interrogation by local authorities, the two identified themselves as Israelis. This misidentification led to a false report being relayed to an Israeli police representative in Africa, claiming the detainees were Meli and Lial Yahalomi, a mother and daughter who had fled Israel in the summer. Following this information, the police representative contacted Namibian authorities to clarify the details.
Concurrently, a Chabad emissary in Africa, Rabbi Yosef Rahimi, visited the detainees and uncovered their true identities. "We received a report from the police," Rabbi Rahimi stated. "I went to visit them with breakfast, and it wasn't them. They are Iranian, a mother and daughter. In their interrogation, they claimed to be from Israel."
Following this discovery, the Israeli police officially clarified that the detainees were not the Yahalomi women but two impostors.
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