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Israeli court grants bail to former Melbourne school principal Malka Leifer

Australian Malka Leifer is brought to a courtroom in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. An Israeli court said Tuesday that Leifer who is accused of sex crimes will not be extradited for reasons of mental illness. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Malka Leifer is brought to a courtroom in Jerusalem in February Source: AAP

Criticism is being levelled at the Israeli justice system after it granted bail to Malka Leifer, a former Melbourne school principal facing child sex abuse charges.



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