Senior Israeli Judge Arrested on Suspicion of Incest, Rape of His Daughter

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Senior Israeli Judge Arrested on Suspicion of Incest, Rape of His Daughter
https://www.richardsilverstein.com/2021/09/04/breaking-senior-israeli-judge-arrested-on-suspicion-of-incest-rape-of-his-daughter/

Israeli district court judge (Haifa), Hananel Sharabi, 51, has reportedly been arrested by Israeli police on charges of raping his daughter over the course of several years.  The case has been referred to the attorney general for a decision about proceeding with prosecution.

Yet, he continues to sit on the bench and is neither detained nor suspended from his duties.

There is a judicial gag order preventing Israeli media from reporting the details of the case, the charges, and name of the accused.  I object to such restrictions on a free press and report his identity here.  At least one Israeli blog has confirmed his identity.  Other Israelis have written to me confirming his identity as well.

Judge Sharabi unfortunately, is not alone among Israeli judges in committing sex crimes within the family.  In the past, Judge Shamai Becker, was also accused of committing incest.  He remains on the bench.

Judge Becker's lawyers sought to suppress my tweet on the case.  Twitter informed me that they might have to censor the tweet above at Becker's request.  Happily, they appear not to have done so.  They successfully censored other Israeli blogs which named him as a suspect.

In a separate case, Israeli Bar Association Pres. Effie Naveh bartered sex for judicial appointments and even arranged for a Supreme Court Justice's appointment in return for lucrative professional considerations.  He has not been charged with any crime.  The Justice remains on the Court.

One should not be surprised at the rampant corruption of the Israeli judicial system. It's part and parcel of an entire society mired in pay-to-play arrangements, self-dealing, and influence peddling.  One hand washes the other. And only the poor and weak are held accountable because they don't have the means to weasel their way out of trouble.