Two Iranian Women Posing as Israelis Detained in Namibia
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Two Iranian women posing as Israelis were detained in Namibia, not Mali and Lial Yahalomi, police confirmed Wednesday. The mother and daughter, who fled Israel in August, are now flying back from Athens and will not be arrested. The mistaken identity report was cleared by Rabbi Yosef Rahimi after he visited the detained women. Mali and Lial Yahalomi themselves disappeared in Europe last August but were later found in Argentina and cleared of suspicion.
The story in 6 lines · by baba
- Two Iranian women impersonating Israelis were detained in Namibia, not Mali and Lial Yahalomi.
- The Iranian women, a mother and daughter, are en route back to Israel from Athens.
- Israeli police will not arrest the two women upon their arrival in Israel.
- Chabad emissary Rabbi Yosef Rahimi debunked the mistaken identity report.
- Mali and Lial Yahalomi disappeared in Europe last August due to financial distress.
- The Yahalomi women were later found in Argentina and cleared of suspicion.
Police confirmed on Wednesday that two women arrested in Namibia were not Mali and Lial Yahalomi, but rather two Iranian nationals who had been impersonating Israelis. The mother and daughter, who fled Israel in August, departed Athens on a flight and are en route back to Israel. Authorities stated they do not anticipate arresting them upon arrival. The erroneous report of their detention was debunked after a visit by African Chabad emissary Rabbi Yosef Rahimi. "We received a report from the police," Rahimi said. "I went to visit them with breakfast, and it wasn't them. They are Iranian, a mother and daughter. In their interrogation, they claimed they were from Israel." Mali and Lial Yahalomi caused a stir last August when they disappeared in Europe. Their journey, seemingly driven by financial distress, began in the Czech Republic, continued to Vienna where they filmed videos to mislead about their location, and then to Argentina via a flight from Germany. After about a week, they were located on a bus in Buenos Aires and released, following an interrogation by an Israeli police representative that cleared them of any criminal suspicion.
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