Namibian Arrest Twist: Chabad Rabbi Says Detainees Are Not Israelis
Summarized from Israel National News by baba
Two women arrested in Namibia are not Israeli mother and daughter Mali and Liel Yahalomi, according to Rabbi Yosef Rahimi, the local Chabad emissary. He claims the detainees are Iranian citizens with forged Israeli passports. Initial reports stated the women were the Yahalomis, who had previously gone missing in Vienna. Namibian and Israeli authorities have not yet confirmed Rahimi's account.
The story in 5 lines · by baba
- Chabad emissary Rabbi Yosef Rahimi claims two women arrested in Namibia are not Israelis Mali and Liel Yahalomi.
- Rahimi states the detainees are Iranian citizens carrying forged Israeli passports.
- The women did not speak Hebrew and were identified as Israelis due to fake passports, Rahimi said.
- Israeli police were initially informed of the arrest of Mali and Liel Yahalomi on forged passport charges.
- Mali and Liel Yahalomi were previously reported missing in Vienna and later located in Argentina.
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