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Betar 'almost exclusively triggered' UMass student detention, judge says

JL;DR SUMMARY A federal judge has ordered the release of Efe Ercelik, a former UMass Amherst student arrested in 2023 for assaulting a Jewish student during a rally. 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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First AmendmentCivil RightsDeportationUmass AmherstImmigration PolicyBetarCounter ProtestEfe ErcelikJudge Angel KelleyMilitant Zionism

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Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
"A federal judge ordered the release of a former student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from prison Friday, arguing the detention appeared to have been almost exclusively triggered by the militant Zionist group Betar."
Massachusetts, United States
"Theres so many of these bastards nationwide hes an egregious one in Massachusetts, a rotten state."
Burlington, Vermont, United States
"Hannah Feuer joined the Forward as a general assignment reporter in May 2025 after two years as a culture reporter at Seven Days, an independent weekly in Burlington, Vermont."
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"Originally from the Washington, D.C., area, she is a 2023 graduate of Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism."
Turkey
"Efe Ercelik, who came to the U.S. on a student visa from Turkey, was originally arrested in November 2023 and charged with assaulting a Jewish student at a rally."
Israel
"At a time when other newsrooms are closing or cutting back, the Forward has removed its paywall and invested additional resources to report on the ground from Israel and around the U.S. on the impact of the war, rising antisemitism and polarized discourse."

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