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Reasonable Doubt
by TLV1 Radio
Ben Hartman takes a not-too-serious, not-too-comic look at the criminal side of life in Israel – from organized and disorganized crime, to legal kiosk drugs and the illegal drugs and guns smuggled from our not-too-friendly neighbors, to police investigations and investigations of police. Along the way he throws in bizarre crime stories you may have missed, cut with hip hop tracks he personally selects each week.
Episodes
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Mob bosses need food too
Mob bosses need food too On Sunday, mob boss Asi Abutbul told prison guards he would be hunger striking to protest the conditions of his imprisonment. To say the least, Abutbul has seen better days. Get harassed, get promoted: Another Israeli police scandal According to a Haaretz report on…
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44 arrested in organized crime crackdown
44 arrested in organized crime crackdown Forty-four people have been arrested so far, in what is one of biggest international crime cases in Israel’s history. At the center of the case is a car bomb that detonated outside a change store on Yehuda Halevi. Israeli “Burning Man” Festival is back on!...
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Dead Meat
Dead meat Top gangsters in the Musli crime family planned murders at the Burgeranch in the Azrieli mall. They allegedly planned the murder of Moti Hassin, their top rival in the Abergil crime family. Exhumed and the case resumes Earlier this month, a woman was exhumed from her Tel Aviv grave and...
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Police cleared of Kafr Kana killing
Police cleared of Kafr Kana killing The Justice Ministry announced that they have closed the investigation against a police officer who shot and killed an Arab man in the village of Kafr Kana. Extra, extra, read all about it Former media mogul and ex-owner of Ma’ariv newspaper, Ofer Nimrodi, was...
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Three children hit in drive-by shooting
Three children hit in drive-by shooting On Saturday night, three children were wounded in a drive-by shooting aimed at the parked car where they were sat. The gunman meant to hit their father Niv Alush, a well-known crime figure from Migdal HaEmek. Rocking the suburbs Four men were badly wounded…
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A land of milk and money / Rishon Le Zion Money Factory
A land of milk and money / Rishon Le Zion Money Factory Israeli Police busted a massive coin counterfeiting operation in Rishon Le Zion. The outfit was capable of producing as much as half a million shekel a day in 10 shekel pieces and was led by five middle-aged Israelis. This Week in Drug Busts...
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Rabbi Pinto Saga, Chapter 20: The Plea Bargain
Rabbi Pinto Saga, Chapter 20: The Plea Bargain The day after undergoing a heart operation some thought was a hoax, magical rabbi to the stars and to the mob, Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, plead guilty to bribing a high-ranking Israel Police official, Brig. Gen. Ephraim Bracha. This weed is weak! Medical...
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Under the radar: Story of murders and mobsters
Under the radar: Story of murders and mobsters Police arrested 20 members of the Musli brothers crime organization, one of the largest and most powerful and wealthiest crime organizations in Israel. A real tragedy in the Shefla Two recent crimes affected the Shefla region: one with idiotic...
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Mob boss is having a prison Seder
Mob boss is having a prison Seder After suspicion of playing a role in a fatal car bomb, notorious crime figure Avi Ruhan will spend Seder behind bars, not at home. Woes of Whatsapp In light of a voluntary medic's recent arrest, we observe the less appealing aspects of Whatsapp and the legal…
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Follow-up on the Ashdod port tax evasion - Reasonable Doubt
Follow-up on the Ashdod port tax evasion Fifteen Ashdod port workers were arrested last month and just recently were indicted for falsifying values on imports to lessen the import tax. Yisrael Beitenu: Getting scandalous Another crime ridden bunch this week are involved in the Yisrael Beitenu...
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Impersonation, assault & counterfeiting: Election day crime - Reasonable Doubt
Impersonation, assault & counterfeiting: Election day crime Yisrael Beytenu filed a complaint with the Central Elections Committee following an assault in Nazareth and a blocked entrance to voting in three other areas. Host Ben Hartman weighs in on this and other incidents at the polls on…
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TLV1's Live Election Coverage: Tue 9PM & Wed 7AM (Israel time)
Tues. 9-11PM (Israel); 3-5PM (EST); 12-2PM (PT) Join TLV1 anchors Ilene Prusher and Gilad Halpern for LIVE coverage of Israel's election madness as the exit polls come out and the votes begin to be counted. We'll have TLV1 & Haaretz correspondents at the major campaign headquarters and special...
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"Hi Tech Gang" arrested for car-bomb murder
"Hi Tech Gang" arrested for car-bomb murder Four members of the Petah Tikva "Hi Tech Gang" as police have dubbed them, were arrested on Sunday for murder. The gang, led by David Shimul and Nir Uziel, are known for using GPS systems to trace their victims' cars in order to plant explosives on…
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All for the cash: Gaza smuggling scheme and Ashdod imports
All for the cash: Gaza smuggling scheme and Ashdod imports Four Israelis were indicted in Beersheba for allegedly smuggling iron and raw materials to Hamas in exchange for millions of shekels. The banned items are labeled as rehabilitative towards the "terror infrastructure that was hit during...
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Bibi spending scandal: Fraud and farce
Sheinbein 'prison shoot out case' laid to rest Last week the Prison Service took disciplinary action on an incident that shook the Israeli Police Police force early last year; during a cell swap, American-Israeli Samuel Sheinbein pulled out a firearm and opened fire on the prison guards before...
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The Purim prank pilot
The Purim prank pilot A 45-year-old man from Ramat Gan conned several women out of large sums by posing as a fighter pilot, winning their hearts, and getting them to hand over piles of money. His lawyer claims it’s clear on his Facebook page that the pilot uniform is just a Purim costume. Inside...
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Why the 'Charlotte's Web' marijuana doctor made Aliyah
'Cash for conversions' in former Chief Rabbi’s office The Jerusalem Prosecutor's office is prosecuting former Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger. The allegations include that in exchange for large sums of money, Metzger agreed to convert foreigners who were in need of being recognized as Jews by...
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Young Israeli rapper killed by car bomb
Young Israeli rapper killed by car bomb On Saturday, 23-year-old Yisrael Maharat was killed by a car-bomb in Rehovot. Maharat, whose stage name was 'WM,' fronted a rap group called 'KMS' and featured in a television documentary called 'Shchorim' (Blacks). Police suspect gang feuds are to blame....
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Netanyahu: It's time for a female Chief of Israeli Police
Netanyahu: It's time for a female Chief of Israeli Police Head of the Justice Ministry's Police Investigations Department, Uri Carmel, described the most recent series of scandals as a “crack in the dam” that stems bad behavior. Then PM Netanyahu said he would support the appointment of a female...
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Clashes escalate between Israeli Bedouins and police
Clashes escalate between Israeli Bedouins and police It started with a police drug investigation in the Bedouin city of Rahat and ended with two locals dead. In the midst of this unrest, Ben Hartman examines events that brought the Israeli Bedouin population head-to-head with the police. Islamic...
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Ex Chief Justice: Israeli police too ready to make arrests
Ex Chief Justice: Israeli police too ready to make arrests On Sunday, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Dorit Beinisch said the current practice of racking up indictments and arrests to boost performance figures has created a highly problematic system of policing that hurts suspects’...
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Corruption investigations save/rescue MKs from total obscurity
Corruption investigations save/rescue MKs from total obscurity Yesh Atid MK Shimon Ohayon was called to testify at police headquarters as part of the ongoing MK corruption investigations, also nicknamed the Yisrael Beytenu Corruption Scandal. Never heard of Ohayon? Yeah, neither had we. The…
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The Bad Boys R Back
The Bad Boys R Back Four high-profile mobsters are set to be unleashed onto Israeli streets in the new year, having each completed their prison sentences. Eti Alon: The lady who brought down a bank After over 12 years in prison for running possibly the biggest bank scam in Israel’s history, one...
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Spousal murder highlights crisis in Ethiopian community
Title: Spousal murder highlights crisis in Ethiopian community This week, 44 year old Gonya Mataku was killed at home by her husband who then hung himself in a public park. Worse still, two of their five children were there to witness the murder. Despite making up only 2% of the female Israeli...
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Another Israeli mayor arrested for election fraud and bribery
Another Israeli mayor arrested for election fraud and bribery A year-long investigation resulted in the arrest of Yisrael Zinger, Mayor of Ramat Gan, on suspicion of election fraud, bribery, and more. Zinger apparently used incentives such as future work contracts to garner support for his 2013...
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Police arrest American fugitive planning religious terror attack
Police arrest American fugitive planning religious terror attack On Tuesday night, the Israeli police announced they had arrested an American fugitive who had acquired explosives with which he planned to attack holy Muslim sites. Host Ben Hartman asks, where did he source his ammunition? How did…
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Ethiopian rape victim appeals his murder sentence
Ethiopian rape victim appeals his murder sentence Yonatan Heilo was accompanied by masses of supporters and activists at the Jerusalem Supreme Court, where he appealed his 20 year murder sentence. The judge killed by a murder convict on furlough On December 18th, the Tel Aviv University Law…
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Judge claims she was raped by a police officer but won't press charges
Judge claims she was raped by a police officer but won’t press charges An unnamed female judge claims she was raped by a police officer she met on an online dating website. Police were tipped off by a friend of the judge, who refuses to file a complaint herself. Arab Jerusalem resident arrested…
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Is now really the time to ease Israel's gun control?
Is now really the time to ease Israel’s gun control? In the wake of Tuesday’s terror attack, in which four rabbis and one policeman were killed at a Jerusalem synagogue, Public Security Minister, Yitzhak Aharonovitch, said he would look into easing gun control in Israel. Seven ex-employees…
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Police have work cut for them on Temple Mount
Police have work cut for them on Temple Mount What are police up against day to day at Temple Mount? Ben Hartman examines the different forces at play, from the Mourabitoun to the MKs fanning the flames. 16 year rape-murder investigation leads to arrest A DNA test performed after a suspect spat…
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Maccabi TA v Hapoel TA: Fans vs Players, Fans vs. Fans
Title: Maccabi TA v Hapoel TA: Fans vs Players, Fans vs. Fans Summary: Monday’s cross-town soccer game was called early after a bare-chested Hapoel fan bounced on the pitch and attacked Maccabi midfielder Eran Zahavi. The brawl that ensued on the pitch was then continued the following day outside…
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Tenth female honor killing in Abu Ganem family
Tenth female honor killing in Abu Ganem family A 31 year-old mother became the 10th honor killing victim of the Abu Ganem family since 2000. Of the ten murders only three resulted in indictments. Police say a culture of silence and non-cooperation has made gathering evidence extremely difficult....
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The chef whose blood boiled – Reasonable Doubt
The chef whose blood boiled The gag order has been lifted on a murder case in the Galilee village of Taibe, where a school principal was shot in the head. In August, Wahel Kayk stormed into principal Yussuf Haj Yihye’s office and killed him in front of two colleagues. Another twist in botched...
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Taibe school principal killed in 'shoot & run'
Taibe school principal killed in 'shoot & run' Yussuf Haj Yihya was speaking to a group of teachers at a meeting in his office when the assailant walked in and shot him several times in the head and chest before fleeing on foot. There had been rumors he was planning on running for Mayor. Layer it...
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Tel Aviv restauranteur murdered by musician ex-husband
Ilan Ben Ami, guitarist of Habreira Hativeet, has been arrested for murdering his ex-wife Dafna Bar Zion, owner and founder of legendary restaurant Cafe Suzanna. A tragic tale of domestic violence that hadn’t been dealt with swiftly enough by police, Who’s monitoring Israeli police on their use…
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Ben Hartman takes a not-too-serious, not-too-comic look at the criminal side of life in Israel – from organized and disorganized crime, to legal kiosk drugs and the illegal drugs and guns smuggled from our not-too-friendly neighbors, to police investigations and investigations of police. Along the way he throws in bizarre crime stories you may have missed, cut with hip hop tracks he personally selects each week.
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