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Palestinian Man Charged with Extortion Posing as Mossad Agent

4/5/2026

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Badi Al’am, a 51-year-old Palestinian man from al-Bireh, West Bank, faces extortion and illegal entry charges.
He allegedly posed as a Mossad agent to manipulate a woman in the Golan Heights.
The indictment says he threatened her with intimate videos taken without consent.
He met the victim on Instagram and demanded money and valuables.
Authorities arrested him after an undercover investigation, and prosecutors seek to keep him in custody.

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Story summary

Badi Al’am, a 51-year-old Palestinian man from al-Bireh, West Bank, faces extortion and illegal entry charges.
He allegedly posed as a Mossad agent to manipulate a woman in the Golan Heights.
The indictment says he threatened her with intimate videos taken without consent.
He met the victim on Instagram and demanded money and valuables.
Authorities arrested him after an undercover investigation, and prosecutors seek to keep him in custody.