Two men get married. Two men have a child.  Two men divorce.  One of the men kidnaps the child and flees to Israel?  (Insert record scratch here.)

The first ever kidnapping of a gay married couple’s child happened just a few weeks ago in New York.  In a unusual turn of events,  the estranged ex-husband dragged the kid all the way to Israel.

The father and child were found in Jerusalem five days ago and the child returned to his (other) father in New York.  Strangely, the news made little splash in either American or Israeli news sources:

Israeli police found 23-month-old Jedidiah Hyett-Glazer in Jerusalem and returned him to his legal father, Josh Glazer, of Manhattan.

“It’s the most wonderful feeling in the world to have him back,” Glazer said by phone from Israel. “I was really so happy to see he was OK and well. He was a little dirty and hadn’t been bathed, but none of that mattered.

Glazer’s ex-partner, Eric Hyett, was not immediately arrested. Authorities in Israel were still mulling whether to take him into custody and return him to New York to face charges of custodial interference, said Glazer’s lawyer, Sam Ferrara.

That’s it?  The man stole a baby and took him to Israel and they’re still “mulling” over taking him into custody?  What are the legal boundries in a situation like this?  Are there restrictions on the Israeli police from arresting Americans?  If so, does anyone else see a major gaping bull-shit loop hole here that needs plugging?

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