Israeli and Palestinian officials reach a deal on tax transfers. [The Huffington Post] Times of Israel breaks down the confusing story of Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi's now-infamous letter to Shimon Peres, which Israel insists was genuine. [The Times of Israel] French swimmer Fabien Gilot sports a Hebrew tattoo in remembrance of his grandmother's Holocaust-surviving husband. [Tablet] Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga are among the celebrities congratulating Aly Raisman and the rest of the US Olympics gymnastics …More

The trial of Levi Aron, the Brooklyn man accused of killing 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky, will stay in Brooklyn, an appeals court ruled. Lawyers for Aron had asked the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court to move his trial out of the borough over fears that the extensive media attention would prejudice jurors, but the ruling said the trial should not be moved to the suggested Suffolk County in suburban Long Island or to Bronx County. The Brooklyn District Attorney reportedly pointed out that …More

A lawyer for the man who confessed to killing 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky said the confession was coerced and his client is insane. Howard Greenberg, an attorney for Levi Aron, said during a hearing Monday in New York State Supreme Court in Brooklyn that he will prove that Aron is not guilty by reason of insanity in the July murder.  Aron appeared in court through a video conference. He reportedly did not move or say a word during the hearing, according to the New York Post.  A psychological exam found …More

The family of Leiby Kletzky, the 8-year-old boy who was abducted and killed in New York City earlier this summer, is suing the case's suspect and his father for $100 million each. Kletzky's murder rocked the Orthodox Jewish community in Borough Park, Brooklyn when it was discovered that the suspected murderer, Levi Aron, was also Jewish and lived only two miles away from Keltzky’s family. Prosecutors for the murder case say Kletzky approached Aron, 35, for directions when he got lost on his way home from …More

The brutal murder of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky has rocked the Orthodox Jewish community into finally acknowledging that it needs more oversight to protect its children. The fact that Leiby Kletzky was allegedly kidnapped, drugged, smothered, dismembered and killed by Levi Aron, a member of the Orthodox world, has forced the community to reevaluate just how effective its approach to child safeguarding is. Because within insular Jewish neighborhoods, like Brooklyn's Borough Park, law enforcement doesn't always …More

One of the most difficult tragedies Brooklyn has had to face in recent years, especially for the Jewish community, was the death of Leiby Kletzky, an 8 year old boy who was kidnapped, drugged, murdered, and dismembered. The court found Levi Aron fit to stand trial; Aron is the prime suspect in this horrific crime. Although he is claiming that he hears voices and his defense lawyers said they will bring in their own psychiatrists to determine if an insanity plea will be made. His lawyers said to the press that …More

The family of an 8-year-old New York City boy who was abducted and dismembered has set up a website in his honor. The Leiby Kletzky Memorial Fund hopes to raise $1 million for needy children and families. The website shows photos of Leiby as a baby and toddler and says donations "will accomplish all the wonderful things that Leiby would have achieved -- had he lived." Leiby's suspected kidnapper, Levi Aron, was indicted Wednesday on charges of murder. He's previously pleaded not guilty to the charges. Police …More

The accused killer of Leiby Kletzky was indicted on murder charges, as officials said the 8-year-old Brooklyn boy was drugged before being smothered, authorities said. A grand jury hit Levi Aron, 35, with an eight-count indictment on Wednesday, including two counts of first-degree murder, said Brooklyn District Attorney Charles (Joe) Hynes. The indictment came as autopsy results revealed Kletzky was drugged with prescription pills before being murdered. Traces of muscle relaxants, anti-psychotic medicine, and …More

Police believe kidnapped Jewish boy Leiby Kletzky fought back as suspected murderer Levi Aron smothered him to death inside his Brooklyn apartment. New York Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told a Thursday press conference that the 8-year-old boy had scratches on his arms and wrists, which he called evidence of a struggle. Kelly added it is reasonable to say that the marks indicate Kletzky unsuccessfully tried to fight off Aron. Police also found marks on the slain boy that suggest he was tied up, Kelly said. The …More

Thousands of mourners attended the Wednesday night funeral of Leiby Kletzky, the 8-year-old Brooklyn boy murdered on his way home from summer camp. Black-clad Orthodox Jews filled the narrow streets around a Borough Park synagogue as the boy’s heartbroken father spoke in front of his only son’s coffin. “God gives and God takes. Thank you, God, for giving you to us for nine years,” Nachman Kletzky said, according to the New York Daily News. “We have to thank you for what you gave …More

The dismembered body of a missing 8-year-old Orthodox Jewish boy was found in a Brooklyn dumpster and inside a suspects home early Wednesday morning, according to published reports. Leiby Kletzky, who disappeared on his way home from his Jewish summer camp on Monday, was discovered stuffed in a red suitcase inside a trash bin in the Greenwood Heights section, police told the New York Daily News. Police said Levi Aron, 35, was suspected of abducting and killing the boy, the paper said. He confessed to the crime and …More