Likud member of Knesset Sharren Haskell reacted to a Jerusalem district court ruling to extradite an accused sex offender to Australia who has been living in the Samarian community of Emmanuel. Malka Leiffer has been accused of 74 sexual abuse offenses at a school in Melbourne where she was a principal.
Leiffer fled from Australia in 2008 just as a case against her was being finalized by legal authorities. Urging her immediate extradition, Haskell stated: "Don't let Israel become a haven for rapists and pedophiles."