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A century-old Zionist group is being rebooted — and wants Jews to ‘fight back’ on the street

JL;DR SUMMARY A century-old Zionist group, Betar, has been reactivated by PR executive Ronn Torossian, focusing on confronting antisemitism with aggressive tactics rather than legal or educational responses. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityZionismPalestinian ConflictSelf DefenseJewish ActivismPro IsraelPolitical ConflictBetarRonn Torossian

Places mentioned

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
"A man, in the dark of night, is spray-painting over a mural in New Orleans depicting a large pair of eyes with the Palestinian flag incorporated into their pupils, paired with text reading All Eyes on Gaza."
New York, United States
"Betar has mobilized its followers against him, in public and private. You will be disrupted at all future speeches, Torossian messaged Davidai on WhatsApp, according to communications shared with JTA. You are a radical."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"Last spring the Shirion Collective, a pro-Israel group similar in temperament to Betar that often teams up with them, counter-demonstrated at the University of California, Los Angeles encampments alongside other pro-Israel contingents."
North Carolina, United States
"The group has newly onboarded a spokeswoman, Sloan Rachmuth, who is a conservative activist in North Carolina who often takes video of protesters at UNC."
Newton, Massachusetts, United States
"After Scott Hayes, a non-Jewish Iraq War veteran in Newton, Massachusetts, was arrested and charged with assault and battery for shooting a pro-Palestinian protester who attacked him, Betar hired trucks to drive through town reading, Is self defense illegal in Middlesex County??"
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
"The group is advocating for the family of Aviv Broek, a 21-year-old Israeli locksmith who was murdered in Memphis in November."
Pennsylvania, United States
"At the campus, where Glicks son is enrolled, Betar posted on social media that he would be handing out beepers to the campus SJP chapter."

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