INTERPOL Red Notice Lawyer for Israel Cases

How Can an INTERPOL Lawyer Help With an Israel-Related Case?

The first step is to identify what type of international police problem actually exists.

A client may already know that a Red Notice has been issued. In other cases, there may only be a foreign arrest warrant, an ongoing investigation or information suggesting that INTERPOL channels could be used.

Depending on the circumstances, our legal work may include:

• reviewing available Red Notice or Diffusion information;
• requesting access to data held by INTERPOL;
• analysing the underlying arrest warrant and criminal proceedings;
• preparing a request for correction or deletion;
• assessing potential Article 2 or Article 3 arguments;
• organising court decisions and supporting evidence;
• responding to communications from the CCF; and
• coordinating the INTERPOL strategy with separate proceedings in Israel.

The appropriate procedure depends on the source of the data, the status of the foreign criminal case and the client’s position in Israel.

What Does a Red Notice Mean in Israel?

A Red Notice is a request to law-enforcement authorities worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender or similar legal action.

It is based on an arrest warrant or court order issued by the requesting country. However, INTERPOL expressly states that a Red Notice is not an international arrest warrant. Each member country applies its own law when deciding whether to arrest the person concerned.

This distinction is particularly important in Israel.

The existence of a Red Notice does not itself decide whether a person is extraditable under Israeli law. The INTERPOL alert and any Israeli extradition proceedings must therefore be assessed separately.

Why Israeli Citizenship and Residence Can Matter

Israeli citizenship does not automatically prevent extradition.

Under Israel’s Extradition Law, a person who was an Israeli citizen and resident when the extraditable offence was committed may still be extradited for prosecution. In such cases, the requesting state may be required to undertake that the person can return to Israel to serve a custodial sentence if convicted.

For an INTERPOL client, this means that nationality alone does not resolve the case.

Relevant questions may include:

• whether the client was an Israeli citizen at the relevant time;
• whether the client was also resident in Israel;
• where the alleged offence occurred;
• which state issued the underlying warrant;
• whether formal extradition proceedings have started; and
• whether the INTERPOL data can be challenged independently.

A Red Notice challenge should therefore be coordinated carefully with any Israel-specific defence.

How Does an Extradition Request Proceed in Israel?

Formal extradition proceedings in Israel follow a national legal process that is distinct from the INTERPOL system.

Official Israeli materials explain that incoming extradition requests are examined by the Department of International Affairs in the State Attorney’s Office. If the relevant legal requirements are considered satisfied, the matter may proceed through the Minister of Justice to the Jerusalem District Court for a determination of whether the person is extraditable. The District Court’s decision can be appealed to the Supreme Court.

This means that a person may need to manage two proceedings at the same time:

• a challenge to personal data before the CCF; and
• a national extradition case before Israeli authorities and courts.

A successful INTERPOL challenge does not automatically terminate the foreign prosecution or an Israeli extradition proceeding.

Can an INTERPOL Red Notice Be Challenged From Israel?

Yes. A person connected with Israel can ask the CCF to review personal data processed through INTERPOL.

Depending on the case, the application may request access, correction or deletion.

Potential issues can include:

• political, military, religious or racial elements relevant to Article 3 of the INTERPOL Constitution;
• human-rights concerns relevant to Article 2;
• inaccurate or outdated information;
• insufficient description of the alleged criminal conduct;
• significant developments in the underlying proceedings;
• lack of continuing relevance for international police cooperation; or
• failure to satisfy INTERPOL’s data-processing requirements.

The CCF does not determine whether the applicant is guilty of the underlying criminal offence. Its role concerns the compliance of the data processed through INTERPOL.

Where deletion is the appropriate remedy, our Red Notice removal lawyers can assess the available documents and prepare a challenge based on the specific circumstances of the case.

What If You Do Not Know Whether INTERPOL Holds Data About You?

Not every Red Notice is published on INTERPOL’s public website.

INTERPOL states that the majority of Red Notices are restricted to law-enforcement use. Therefore, the absence of a person’s name from the public database does not prove that no relevant INTERPOL information exists.

This can be important for people who know that a foreign investigation or arrest warrant exists but have never seen a public Red Notice.

In such cases, an INTERPOL access request can be submitted to the CCF to seek information concerning personal data held in the INTERPOL Information System.

Since 26 March 2026, CCF requests are submitted through INTERPOL’s dedicated secure online portal. Applicants and authorised representatives can use the portal for access, correction, deletion and applications for revision.

How We Approach Cases Involving Dual Nationals

Cases involving Israeli and another nationality require careful separation of the different legal questions.

Dual nationality does not make a Red Notice valid or invalid by itself. It also does not, on its own, determine the outcome of an extradition request.

For INTERPOL purposes, we assess whether the information can lawfully continue to be processed.

For Israeli proceedings, citizenship, residence and the applicable extradition framework may affect the national legal analysis.

Our approach is therefore to review both levels without allowing one procedure to be confused with the other.

What Documents Can Be Important?

The evidence required depends on the reason for challenging the data.

Relevant materials may include:

• available Red Notice or Diffusion information;
• the underlying foreign arrest warrant;
• indictments or prosecution documents;
• judgments and other court decisions;
• documents showing that proceedings were dismissed, suspended or materially changed;
• Israeli citizenship and residence documents where relevant;
• extradition documents;
• asylum or protection decisions where legally relevant;
• evidence of factual inaccuracies; and
• official material supporting a political or human-rights argument.

The application should be based on the actual record of the case rather than generic arguments used in unrelated Red Notice matters.

What Happens If INTERPOL Deletes the Red Notice?

When the General Secretariat deletes a Red Notice, INTERPOL states that it is immediately removed from its databases. Member countries are informed, and CCF deletion notifications advise countries to update relevant national databases and not to use INTERPOL channels for the deleted data.

However, deletion does not automatically cancel the foreign arrest warrant or terminate the underlying national criminal proceedings.

It also does not replace legal action that may be required in Israel.

For this reason, we assess what remains active after a successful CCF procedure and whether any additional national steps are necessary.

Coordinating INTERPOL and Israeli Proceedings

An Israel-related Red Notice case may involve several authorities at the same time.

The client may be dealing with INTERPOL, the requesting state, Israeli law enforcement and Israeli courts. Each institution has a different legal role.

Our work focuses on identifying which issue belongs before which authority.

Where the central problem concerns INTERPOL data, we prepare the appropriate CCF submission. Where formal Israeli proceedings are also active, we coordinate the international strategy with appropriate local representation.

If extradition proceedings have already started, our international extradition lawyers can assist with coordinating the cross-border aspects of the case.

Get Legal Help With an Israel-Related Red Notice

If a Red Notice, Diffusion or suspected INTERPOL record is connected with Israel, the first step is to establish the current legal position.

Our team can review the available documents, determine whether an access request is required, assess possible grounds for correction or deletion, and coordinate the INTERPOL procedure with separate Israeli proceedings where necessary.

Contact us for a confidential assessment of your INTERPOL case.