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Ex-soccer star Revivo leaving Israel following underworld 'banishment' By Amir Zohar Tags: haim revivo, crime, israel  News that former soccer player Haim Revivo is leaving Israel with his family made big waves this week, particularly after Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the reason is an argument with criminals. According to underworld sources, Revivo became entangled with a merchant with a criminal record, and in an arbitration between them was "sentenced" to exile from Israel. The arbitrator, on whom Revivo and the merchant had agreed, was Shalom Domrani, a criminal from Ashkelon whom the police consider a crime boss. According to the source, Domrani initially ruled that Revivo must pay the merchant a large fine, but major players in the Abergil crime family, who kept criminals away from Revivo in the past, did not accept the verdict. Advertisement Domrani became angry at this, the sources said, and toughened the punishment: He increased the fine and ruled that Revivo must go into exile. Then came Revivo's announcement that he is moving to the United States, at the advice of a rabbi, he claimed, with no connection to threats on him. The police's national economic crime unit looked into the threats against Revivo, but so far has found no evidence of a link to Domrani's crime organization. Domrani, 33, is considered a "rising force" who is a threat to the standing of more senior underworld figures. According to a senior police officer, "the tension between Domrani and Abergil is known to us on the intelligence level." Revivo declined to speak to Haaretz. Itzik Abergil, whom police believe heads his family's crime organization, stated through his lawyer, "We don't know what this is about." Domrani's initial response was, "I don't know what you're talking about," but later on his lawyers said that, "he calls on [Revivo], like every Jew, to stay in his homeland." Related articles: When the rumba rhythm rips Soccer / Awat faces the ax at La Coruna Soccer / Sakhnin one victory away from Deportivo Bookmark to del.icio.us   Smoking kills Tehran slams McCain for saying cigarettes could be used to kill Iranians. Case of deja vu Olmert and his office chief Shula Zaken were accused of similar charges back in 1991.   1.   Biggest Threat To Israel 05:03  |  Jane 11/07/08   2.   I hope they all continue to kill each other 10:36  |  Dror 11/07/08   3.   Reap what you sow 12:20  |  Stevo 11/07/08   4.   The real control of the country... 12:25  |  Ulf 11/07/08   5.   Good Riddance 14:42  |  Martin 11/07/08   6.   "Good Riddance", Orkin? You`re next! 16:53  |  An underwear source 11/07/08   7.   3 To Steve, I am afraid you are just about right 17:26  |  Ron 11/07/08   8.   intresting 18:20  |  wh 11/07/08   9.   Halacha me sinai 21:15  |  Moshe 11/07/08

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