NETHERLANDS
Haaretz
A Dutch court is to decide on the possible remand of an elderly Orthodox Jewish rabbi, until a decision is made on an extradition request by Israel on Monday, Dutch news site De Telegraaf reported.
Fugitive ultra-Orthodox rabbi Eliezer Berland, 77, was arrested in at Schiphol Airport Amsterdam in September, almost two years after he fled Israel to avoid arrest for sex crimes. However, he was released from custody the next day, according to Dutchnews.nl.
Berland, a Breslov rabbi, then went to the northern Dutch island of Texel, joined by 300 followers from all over the world. The Jewish-owned camping site’s capacity is 30, so the municipality ordered the eviction of 270 of his followers from the site. The visitors came from various countries to spend the holiday with Berland, who was arrested in the Netherlands last month.
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