Zaka

Israeli emergency services group founder accused of sexual abuse dies a year after suicide attempt

Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, the founder of Zaka, had been hospitalized since the suicide attempt last year amid rape and assault allegations against him.

Ex-Zaka leader Yehuda Meshi-Zahav attempts suicide amid molestation probe

The rabbi was in critical condition from self-inflicted injuries less than a month after police launched an investigation into the claims.

Zaka founder Rabbi Yehuda Meshi-Zahav accused of molesting minors

The prominent activist and volunteer from Jerusalem has denied the allegations by at least five people, including a man who said he had become a “prostitute” for Meshi-Zahav.

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Remains of over 1,000 Holocaust victims uncovered during construction work reburied in Belarus

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Israel to send search-and-rescue team to Mexico in wake of severe earthquake

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Israeli rescue group Zaka helping with hurricane cleanup in Houston

Israel

Israel arranges return of body of Arab-Israeli teen killed in Istanbul attack

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ZAKA rescue team heading to Germanwings crash site

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Israel working to retrieve fallen soldier’s remains, Yaalon tells family

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Kiev Jewish volunteers undergo disaster training

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