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'Tip of the Iceberg': How Foreign Sex Offenders Find Refuge in Israel

While the Interior Ministry says Rabbi Baruch Lanner will not be allowed to make aliyah, advocates’ group says about 100 rabbis, teachers and other figures who have been accused, charged or convicted of sexual abuse overseas have already found refuge in Israel

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When Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked announced that she would not grant Israeli citizenship to convicted sex offender Rabbi Baruch Lanner two weeks ago, there was celebration and relief among the women living in Israel who say they were victims of his harassment in the United States.

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