“Catch Me If You Can—Unless I’ve Got an Israeli Passport to Privilege”

Apparently, justice comes with a boarding pass, a diplomatic wink, and a loyalty program for sexual predators and proven pedophiles.

Tom Artiom Alexandrovich, a senior Israeli cybersecurity advisor (translation: someone who should know better than to leave digital footprints), was arrested in Las Vegas for allegedly trying to meet a 15-year-old girl for sex. He brought a condom. He brought a Cirque du Soleil ticket. What he didn’t bring? Any shame.

But don’t worry—he didn’t stay long. After posting a $10,000 bond (because that’s all it takes to erase a felony now?), he vanished faster than your faith in international law. Israeli officials claimed he was “questioned,” not arrested. Cute. Meanwhile, U.S. police reports say otherwise, but hey—who needs consistency when you’ve got diplomatic ambiguity and a frequent flyer account?

This isn’t a one-off. It’s practically a genre.

Let’s rewind to 1985. Alex Odeh, a Palestinian-American civil rights activist, was blown up by a pipe bomb in his Santa Ana office. His crime? Advocating peace. The suspects? Keith Fuchs, Robert Manning, and Andy Green (now Baruch Ben-Yosef)—all linked to the Jewish Defense League, all named by the FBI, and all living freely in Israel. Extradition? Never happened. Apparently, “terrorist act” is just a label you slap on a file before filing it under “Too Complicated.”

Then there’s Jeffrey Epstein. In 2008, just before his sentencing for soliciting a minor, the disgraced financier quietly jetted off to Israel. Was it a spiritual retreat? A sabbatical? A last-minute escape plan? No one knows for sure. But the timing was impeccable. He returned to the U.S. shortly after, served a laughably light sentence, and went right back to schmoozing with world leaders and allegedly running blackmail operations. His ties to Israeli elites—including former Prime Minister Ehud Barak—only added fuel to the speculation.

From Samuel Sheinbein’s murder spree to Malka Leifer’s years-long dodge of extradition for sexually abusing students, Israel has become the go-to destination for fugitives with a flair for felonies and a knack for loopholes. The Law of Return—originally designed to offer sanctuary to Jews worldwide—is now moonlighting as a get-out-of-jail-free card. And extradition treaties? They’re more like polite suggestions.

Justice isn’t blind—it’s just really bad at airport security

Let’s be clear: this isn’t about religion or nationality. It’s about power shielding predators. It’s about systems that bend for the well-connected and break for the vulnerable. And it’s about victims who are told, again and again, that their pain is less important than someone else’s passport.

So what’s next? A loyalty program for fugitives? “Commit five felonies, get your sixth extradition waived”?

There are at least 60 predators more from just the USA in Israel avoiding extradition. How many more are hiding in Israel from the rest of their parent countries?