Tel-Chai Nation

The former head of the Haredi UTJ party in the Knesset's experienced a legal lesson in what happens after he commits illegal acts like assisting sex offenders:

Former chairman of United Torah Judaism Yakov Litzman was convicted on charges of breach of trust.

Litzman admitted to the charges as part of the plea bargain in the case of Malka Leifer, a suspected sexual predator who was the center of lengthy extradition proceedings at the request of Australia, where she allegedly committed the crimes.

Litzman will be sentenced on July 14, the court decided, at which time the court will rule on whether to uphold the terms of the bargain, which would see Litzman serve probation and pay a fine of 3,000 shekels ($890).

The plea bargain also required Litzman to resign from the Knesset, which he did this week.

Finally, this disgraceful man's on his way out of the political sphere he didn't deserve to be in. That he'd be willing to defend a monster like Leifer unquestioned was by far one of the most offensive things somebody like him could've done, and now, he's only worsened the damage to the Haredi public's image as a result. He should practically be in prison for that, and sadly, he's getting off with a light sentence.

Labels: Australia, haredi corruption, Israel, Knesset, misogyny, Moonbattery, political corruption, sexual violence