The World - News from Dec. 25, 1986

Rafi Levy, the Israeli government’s district commissioner for Jerusalem, has been charged with a string of offenses including blackmail and smuggling gold from Jordan, court sources said. Levy, 62, has been in custody since his arrest Nov. 7. Levy was accused of influencing witnesses in criminal trials, issuing threats, accepting bribes and trying to bribe others. Most of the offenses of which he is accused are alleged to involve West Bank Palestinians. A date for Levy’s trial has yet to be set.