Netherlands Sources: Rabbi Eliezer Berland fled to Guatemala

Is the Shuvu Banim community leader, on his way to America?

The disappearance of Rabbi Eliezer Berland, after the Supreme Court ruling to extradite him to Israel, sparked rumors around the new place of Rabbi Berland's exile.

According to information received tonight (Monday) by behadrey haredim, the Shuvu Banim leader, Rabbi Berland left Europe and arrived to Guatemala in Central America.

According to the report from the Dutch community, Rabbi Berland left the Netherlands and Europe permanently when his target is Guatemala.

Apparently, according to the sources, the rabbi left the EU with a vehicle, crossed from Mexico and apparently flew to Guatemala.

In Guatemala there is a small community associated with the Satmar community in Montreal. The community has previously hosted other fugitives from the law - the Lerv Tahor community that escaped from Canada after local courts threatened to remove their children from their custody following claims of abuse.

The presence of the Lev Tahor community caused serious friction with local community members who expelled them from the village.

One close associate of the rabbi says to behadrey haredim: "It is entirely possible and the Rabbi is in America, but as in the past, and from experience, it is not final and can be the target is different."

The mystery surrounding the place of Rabbi came on Friday after the Supreme Court in the Netherlands ruled on Tuesday that Rabbi Berland 77-year-old would be extradited to Israel, but the final decision has not been received, since the one to give the final word is the Minister of Justice and the country's defense minister, Erd Van Der Storr.

Since then according to various reports, members, and associates do not answer their Dutch number.

Further evidence for his departure from the Netherlands is a speech a Rabbi gave his community members from Israel or Russia, to leave the Netherlands.

However, the driver of Rabbi Berland in the Netherlands, Rabbi Sheetrit, said in an interview on Friday that the rabbi is within the Netherlands at rest for a few days, and tomorrow will come to his followers in the village.

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