I dunno..."Don Alperon" doesn't have the same cachet as "Don Corleone."

Actually, there's evidence that Lansky sincerely wanted to retire to Israel and become a citizen--not just to escape prosecution by the Justice Department. A good account is found here:

http://www.crimelibrary.com/gangsters_outlaws/mob_bosses/lansky/israel_9.html

Lansky's case was political. Israel's Law of Return doesn't necessarily bar a person with a criminal record from becoming a citizen--only those who are likely to become a public danger. Lansky had been convicted only once--a minor gambling rap in Saratoga Springs, NY, in the early Fifties, for which he served a few months in the local lockup. The US Justice Department put heavy pressure on the Israeli Government to deny Lansky citizenship. They succeeded by greatly embellishing his record and by portraying him as a "threat" to Israel. But, as the article points out, Lansky had the last laugh on Justice.