US EditionAmerican-Israeli citizen arrested in Israel on suspicion of spying for Iran
Yaakov Perl, motivated by anti-Zionist ideology, allegedly spied on Israeli officials and locations, receiving about $15,000 in cryptocurrency from Iranian intelligence, authorities said.
- Yaakov Perl, a 49-year-old American-Israeli dual citizen, was arrested for allegedly spying for Iran, according to the Israeli police and Shin Bet security agency.
- The Israeli police and Shin Bet security agency claimed Perl shared information on public figures and sent videos of locations to Iranian handlers.
- Perl had initially sought asylum from the Iranian Embassy in Morocco in 2017 and later published critical articles about Israel.
- Israeli police mentioned that Perl's actions stemmed from ideological motives against Zionism, resulting in multiple arrests linked to espionage activity since October 2023.
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Columbus Jewish NewsIsraeli-American arrested for spying on behalf of Iran
Yaakov Perl, who lived in Morocco, allegedly gathered information on Israeli public figures and is expected to be indicted soon.The post Israeli-American arrested for spying on behalf of Iran appeared first on JNS.org.
Israeli-American charged with spying for Iran after gathering intelligence on senior officials
Investigators also allege that he was compensated through cryptocurrency and received a total of about $15,000. By Vered Weiss, World Israel News Israeli authorities are preparing to indict a dual Israeli-American citizen accused of operating as a spy for Iran after years of anti-Israel activity abroad. The Shin Bet and Israel Police’s Lahav 433 announced that 49-year-old Yaakov Perl was arrested earlier this month upon arriving in Israel. Inve…
Israeli Authorities Arrest Charedi American-Israeli Suspected of Spying for Iran
JERUSALEM — Israeli authorities have arrested Yaakov Perl, 49, a dual American-Israeli citizen and Charedi man, on suspicion of spying for Iran. Perl, who previously lived in Morocco and claimed association with the Satmar community but said he did not subscribe to its ideology, reportedly traveled to Israel in July 2025 to carry out intelligence-gathering […]
Israeli-American arrested on suspicion of coming to Israel to spy for Iran
While visiting Israel under Iranian orders, U.S.-Israeli citizen Yaakov Perl, 49, allegedly spied on Israeli officials including National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and the former IDF chief of staff, authorities said. An Iranian official contacted Perl after he published a post on Hezbollah
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