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Failed Messiah
Shmarya Rosenberg • FailedMessiah.com
He ran for almost two years but in the end he could hide from the law no longer.
Breslov Shuvu Banim hasidic leader Rabbi Eliezer Berland has finally been arrested.
After hopping from country to country, seeking refuge from law in places like Morocco, Zimbabwe and South Africa, Berland was arrested early today in Amsterdam’s international airport, Arutz Sheva reported.
The now 77-year-old Berland allegedly sexually abused several of his female followers, at least one of whom was a minor at the time of the alleged abuse. He fled Israel almost two years ago after learning police were about to detain him.
Berland went first to places like the US, Italy and Switzerland but then moved on to more exotic locations without extradition treaties with Israel.
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