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A century-old Zionist group is being rebooted with a new motto: ‘Jews fight back’

JL;DR SUMMARY The article examines the revival of Betar, a century-old Zionist organization, being revived under the leadership of public relations executive Ronn Torossian. 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 CommunityZionismTrump AdministrationSocial MediaActivismPro Palestinian ProtestsJabotinskyBetarRonn Torossian

Places mentioned

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
"The video appeared on Instagram in October. 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."
Washington DC, United States
"messages on a truck driven outside Washington, D.C., during a visit by Benjamin Netanyahu"
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??"

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