The ‘Kosher Mafia’ on Three Continents

This chapter is based on media and social media information from different countries on the diaspora of Israeli organized crime, both Jewish and Arab. The cases examined in this chapter concern ecstasy and other drug production and smuggling in the Netherlands and Belgium, Israeli criminal networks in South Africa and the United States. All these cases illustrate the transnational character of Israeli organized crime and identify obstacles and dilemmas facing law enforcement agencies with regard to international cooperation.