Yaakov Alperon
Yaakov Alperon | |
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Born | Givat Shmuel, Israel | February 18, 1955
Died | November 27, 2008 Tel Aviv, Israel | (aged 53)
Cause of death | Car bomb |
Yaakov Alperon (
Biography
Yaakov Alperon was born in
Alperon's main enemies included
In March 2004, Israeli police arrested four suspected
On January 2, 2006, a summit between Alperon and a rival gangster, Amir Mulner, was held at a hotel north of Tel Aviv with the intention to address their differences. The arbitration efforts failed, gun and knife fights broke out resulting in Mulner being stabbed in the neck, allegedly by Alperon. Afterwards Alperon and his son went into hiding and were not found despite a two-month nationwide search, however the two later turned themselves into police custody.[4][2][5] In March 2006, Alperon and his brother Reuven were charged with "making threats, attempted assault, and intentionally damaging a car" for their involvement in the incident.[6]
Shortly before his death, an article published in Haaretz indicated that Alperon had been involved in heating oil schemes with other gangsters. Alperon had also been involved in setting up internet cafés during a time when few had computer access at home, in which the fee paid for use of the computer would be paid in cash to the restaurant and would then be used to gamble on the computer. The internet business was shut down in spring 2002 after mounting costs started to exceed the gambling revenues.[7]
Alperon had served prison terms on multiple occasions and had just been released from a 10-month prison sentence served as part of a
Death
Fifty-three-year-old Alperon was killed on November 17, 2008, by a bomb explosion in his white Volkswagen Jetta, at the crowded intersection of Yehuda HaMaccabi Street and Namir Road in Tel Aviv. The explosion resulted in Alperon's death and at least three other people were wounded, including a 13-year-old boy. Police were trying to determine the identity of a vehicle that had been spotted driving away from the site of the explosion. The body was identified as wearing the same shirt that Alperon had been wearing in court for the indictment of his son on unrelated charges.[2] His funeral on November 18, 2008, at Ra'anana Cemetery was attended by thousands, including several known Israeli underworld figures. At the grave site, one of Alperon's sons was quoted as saying that "We will find the man who did this. I'll send this man to God. He won't have a grave because I'll cut off his arms, his head, and his legs".[8]
Alperon family
Alperon's brother Nissim Alperon survived numerous assassination attempts, including one in 2000, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2013 and two in 2003 and 2007, some of which involved
References
- ^ Yarohimovich, Ilya (2008-11-17). "Yaakov Alperon - 30 Years of Crime". nana10. (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2008-11-19.
- ^ Jerusalem Post, November 17, 2008. Accessed November 17, 2008.
- ^ Weisman, Steve via Associated Press. "Police nab suspected hit men in Israel's bloody mob wars", The San Diego Union-Tribune, March 9, 2004. Accessed November 17, 2008.
- ^ Heller, Aron. "Suspected Israeli Mob Boss Extradited", Associated Press, March 6, 2006. Accessed November 17, 2008.
- Jerusalem Post, February 22, 2006. Accessed November 17, 2008.
- ^ Staff. "Yaakov Alperon indicted for fight in TA restaurant", The Jerusalem Post, March 27, 2006. Accessed November 17, 2008.
- ^ Weitz, Gidi; and Blau, Uri. "Losing streak", Haaretz, November 13, 2008. Accessed November 17, 2008.
- ^ a b Selig, Abe. "Alperon's son: I'll cut off killer's arms and legs", The Jerusalem Post, November 18, 2008.
- ^ Kubovich, Yaniv. "Car explodes in apparent mob-linked attack in Tel Aviv, at least seven hurt" Haaretz, January 10, 2013