Malka Leifer's bid to avoid extradition from Israel strained the two nation's relations and highlighted a wider problem revealed by a CBS News investigation.
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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) The former principal of a Jewish girls school in Australia was found guilty Monday of sexually abusing two students, ending a nine-year legal battle that strained relations between the Australian and Israeli governments while antagonizing Australia’s Jewish community. Malka Leifer, 56, a Tel Aviv-born mother of eight, was convicted on 18 […]
For weeks, the trial of former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer has played out in Victoria's County Court. But the proceedings were the culmination of years of allegations and legal manoeuvres that spanned the globe.