Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more

ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 365

Nitzan Prison

Illustrative: Inside Nitzan Prison in Ramle, February 27, 2012. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
December 8, 2023, 7:23 pm
Ben Gvir orders disused underground jail wing readied to hold Oct. 7 terrorists
Section in Ramle’s Nitzan Prison offers minimal conditions, and has not been used in many years; 118 ‘unlawful combatants’ from Gaza held, according to latest figures
By ToI Staff
Khader Adnan, an Islamic Jihad spokesman, during a television interview in the West Bank city of Ramallah, May 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed, File)
May 2, 2023, 5:37 am
Senior member of Islamic Jihad dies in Israeli custody after 86-day hunger strike
Khader Adnan, detained for suspected terror activities, found unresponsive in cell after refusing medical treatment since February arrest, Prisons Service says
By ToI Staff
Police guard followers of Rabbi Eliezer Berland waiting for his arrival at the Nitzan Prison in Ramle, on October 28, 2021 (Flash90)
October 28, 2021, 8:32 am
Sex offender rabbi Berland begins fraud sentence as followers mass outside jail
Shuvu Bonim leader goes to prison for selling fake cures to desperate members of community; supporters hold all-night prayer session; lawyers hope term will be shortened
By ToI Staff
Former chairman of IDB Group Nochi Dankner seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on April 23, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 13, 2020, 5:30 pm
Rivlin shortens jailed tycoon Nochi Dankner’s sentence by 4 months
President’s office says decision based on disgraced businessman’s declining health in prison, will enable him to request parole soon
By ToI Staff
Former IDB Group chairman Nochi Dankner arrives at the Ma'asiyahu Prison in Lod to serve his three year sentence on October 2, 2018. (Flash90)
January 9, 2020, 1:24 pm
Prosecutors close new case against jailed tycoon Nochi Dankner
Gag order prevents publication of details of suspicions, which had reportedly threatened to disrupt businessman’s efforts to seek a presidential pardon
By ToI Staff
Former IDB Group chairman Nochi Dankner (center) seen at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on April 23, 2018, as he arrives for his appeal of his conviction for stock manipulation. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 10, 2019, 7:50 pm
Pardon for jailed tycoon Nochi Dankner delayed by new police probe
Partial lifting of gag order reveals why President Rivlin froze the clemency application of one of Israel’s most prominent businessmen
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Inside Nitzan Prison in Ramle, February 27, 2012. (Moshe Shai/Flash90)
July 16, 2019, 1:29 pm
Palestinian security prisoner found dead in his cell
PA health and foreign ministries call for investigation into Nassar Taqataqa’s death; family says he did not suffer from illnesses
By Adam Rasgon
A Jewish Israeli teen is brought for a court hearing at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate's Court, on suspicion of issuing fake bomb threats against Jewish institutions in the US and around the world, on March 23, 2017. (Flash90)
April 30, 2018, 1:42 pm
Teen behind JCC threats suspected of making hoax bomb warnings from jail
Police receive over 100 fake announcements of explosives in schools in Tel Aviv and Kfar Saba, leading to evacuations and extensive searches
By ToI Staff
Former television personality Dudu Topaz in court in Tel Aviv in 2009. (Roni Schutzer/Flash90)
November 23, 2017, 12:59 am
Family of celebrity who killed himself in prison to get NIS 1.2 million
Settlement would reportedly see relatives of TV entertainer Dudu Topaz, who hanged self in cell shower in 2009, drop demand for over NIS 13 million
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto seen entering Nitzan prison on February 16, 2016, beginning a one year prison term. (Flash90)
January 25, 2017, 9:39 am
Popular rabbi convicted of bribery released from prison
Yoshiyahu Pinto set free after completing one-year sentence for bribing a senior police official
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto arrives to testify in Jerusalem District Court on August 1, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
November 3, 2016, 11:19 am
Supreme Court upholds denial of parole for celebrity rabbi
Judge determines Yoshiyahu Pinto failed to comply with required therapy sessions; doesn’t rule out medical furlough from prison
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto seen in the Tel Aviv District Court on April 14, 2015. (Flash90)
September 19, 2016, 7:06 pm
Rabbi jailed for corruption wins early release due to ill health
Cancer-struck celebrity cleric Pinto to go free 3 months early; says he wants to repent for corruption that landed him in prison
By Sue Surkes
Deborah Rivka Pinto, wife of celebrity rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, October 1, 2014. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
May 26, 2016, 11:18 am
Wife of imprisoned celebrity rabbi overdoses on medication
Deborah Rivka Pinto rushed to hospital after collapsing in family home in apparent suicide attempt
By Stuart Winer
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto seen entering Nitzan prison on February 16, 2016, beginning a one year prison term. (Flash90)
February 16, 2016, 2:26 pm
After brief delay, celebrity rabbi reports to prison
Yoshiyahu Pinto arrives at jail 40 minutes later than expected after last-minute visit to hospital
By Sue Surkes
File: Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto, center, arrives the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on November 16, 2015. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
February 16, 2016, 1:18 pm
Jail term delayed as celebrity rabbi checks into hospital instead
Yoshiyahu Pinto, suffering from cancer, given until midnight to register at Ramle jail where he will serve one-year sentence
By Sue Surkes
Load More
Sign in or Register
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering also lets you comment on articles and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.