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JERUSALEM - For decades, Yehuda Meshi-Zahav was one of Israel's most recognizable faces, widely respected for founding an ultra-Orthodox rescue service that cared for victims of Palestinian attacks and bridged the divide between religious and secular Israelis.
Sex abuse allegations pile up against Israeli rescue chief
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ILAN BEN ZION, Associated Press
March 16, 2021
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1of3FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2015 file photo, Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, then head of Israel s ZAKA rescue service, center, stands next to the body of an Israeli killed in a shooting by a Palestinian attacker, in Jerusalem. On Sunday, March 14, 2021, the Israeli police announced that the force s major crimes unit, Lahav 433, had opened an investigation into sexual abuse allegations against Meshi-Zahav. In recent days, some 20 people have come forward with claims that he was a savage sexual predator who assaulted men, women and children for years.Oded Balilty/APShow MoreShow Less
For decades, Yehuda Meshi-Zahav was one of Israel's most recognizable faces, widely respected for founding an ultra-Orthodox rescue service that cared for victims of Palestinian attacks and bridged the divide between religious and secular Israelis. But in recent days, Meshi-Zahav has faced a growing list of accusers who say he committed horrendous acts of sexual…
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