Head of Australian Jewry writes angry letter to Netanyahu after UTJ head promoted from deputy post despite accusations he took steps to block extradition of Malka Leifer

Head of country's top pro-Israel group calls elevating the lawmaker to full minister an 'insult' to victims of accused sex offender he allegedly worked to shield from extradition

Ex-head of Jewish group says alleged victims dealt 'further trauma,' Israeli institutions 'undermined' by failure of repeated hearings to rule if Malka Leifer can be extradited

FM Katz thanks Canberra for 'principled stance' and calls on other countries to follow suit; Germany expresses full confidence in proceedings, but warns The Hague of politicization

Khaled and Mahmoud Khayat sentenced to 40 and 36 years over Islamic State attempted bombing in 2017 of Etihad jet; IDF said it provided intelligence that led to arrests

Hearing on conclusion of psychiatric board, appointed to rule on whether alleged child rapist is feigning mental illness to avoid extradition, is moved to January 14

Psychiatric board set to hand down ruling next week on whether alleged child rapist is feigning mental illness to avoid extradition to Australia

Ruling comes after defense informed judges she won't cooperate with panel ordered to determine whether she's feigning mental illness to avoid extradition

Defense demands judge alone decide if the ex-principal is mentally fit for extradition to Australia, claims enough evidence exists and court-ordered board can't be trusted

Delegation led by former premier raises issue of drawn-out trial of former principal wanted in Melbourne on 74 counts of child sex abuse