Extradition

Fugitive from Panama and architect of "Fraud of the Century" extradited

One fled at the last minute to Panama, the other escaped to Israel after the "Fraud of the Century": A dramatic weekend at Ben-Gurion Airport concluded with two massive extraditions.

Police officers at Ben-Gurion Airport
Male hands arrested with handcuffs in Criminal concept (illustrative)

Convicted fraudster extradited to Israel from Panama following multi-year pursuit

ICE Homeland Security Investigations agents and US Marshals arrest Yechiel Yehoshua Farkas, former Bnei Brak principal, in Lakewood, New Jersey, April 30, 2026.

Former Bnei Brak principal wanted in Israel for sex crimes against children arrested by ICE

Authorities extradite Iranian citizen Reza Dindar, published April 20, 2026.

Iranian citizen extradited to US under Iran-China smuggling indictment


Jordan-UAE deal on wanted terrorist shows regional cooperation - analysis

As the region begins to feel that great powers are no longer the main players here, they will do more joint work.

 UAE and Jordanian flags flutter ahead of the preparations for US President Joe Biden's visit, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia July 14, 2022.

Jewish former first lady of Peru flees to Israel after extradition request

Peru does not have an extradition agreement in place with Israel.

Former Peru's President Alejandro Toledo and his wife Eliane Karp

Israeli prof. wanted for arms dealing vanishes before US extradition

The Israeli professor was released on bail while a court deliberated on his extradition to the US, where he is wanted for arms trafficking charges.

 Gal Luft, co-director of the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security, speaks on stage during the opening day of Web Summit 2017 at Altice Arena in Lisbon

Spain authorizes extradition of Briton who allegedly hacked Netanyahu, Biden

The accounts of Elon Musk, Barack Obama, Kim Kardashian, Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg and Kanye West were also hit.

22-year-old British citizen Joseph James O'Connor is led by Spanish police officers as he leaves a court after being arrested in connection with an alleged July 2020 Twitter hack that compromised the accounts of high-profile politicians and celebrities, according to the US Justice Department.

Modeling agent, accused sex offender Shai Avital's arrest extended

Avital is expected to be charged with two counts of sexual offenses after 26 women filed a complaint to Israel Police in 18 months.

 Modeling agent Shai Avital, who was extradited from the Netherlands and accused of sexual harassment, arrives for a court hearing at the Magistrate's Court in Tel Aviv, January 4, 2022

Sam Bankman-Fried to be extradited to US

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in The Bahamas said in a statement that the foreign minister had signed off on allowing Bankman-Fried's extradition to the United States.

 Sam Bankman-Fried testifies during a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Dec. 8, 2021.

Why the US arrests some terrorists but ignores others - opinion

When the US government really wants to put a terrorist behind bars, it can do so regardless of the legal niceties.

 AHLAM TAMIMI, sentenced to 16 life terms for involvement in the suicide bombing attack on the Sbarro pizzeria in Jerusalem in 2001, hugs her father who came to greet her at Amman airport in 2011 following her release from prison in Israel.

Israeli citizen detained in Greece over 8-year-old custody case

L. has been detained on the Island of Crete since late October due to charges opened against her by her abusive ex-husband in 2014.

 The Greek island of Crete

Modeling agent Shai Avital to be extradited to Israel

The disgraced modeling agent was arrested in Amsterdam earlier this year in a joint operation by the intelligence divisions of the Dutch and Israel Police.

 Israeli modeling agent Shai Avital (C) poses for a picture with Israeli models during an event on a rooftop in Tel Aviv, on September 17, 2017

Why is Israel letting Mexico’s ex-crime chief hide here? - analysis

Tomas Zeron de Lucio, allegedly linked to the deaths of 43 Mexican students, has been hiding in Israel for over two years.

Protesters outside the Attorney General's office in Mexico City demanding the safe return of the students, November 2014