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He's one of Israel's worst extremists. So why is Yale legitimizing him?

JL;DR SUMMARY Rob Eshman criticizes Yale University for hosting Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, an extremist politician known for his far-right views, including support for Meir Kahane's ideologies. 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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Itamar Ben GvirDemocracyAmerican JewsJewish ValuesMeir KahaneExtremismYale UniversityLegitimacyJewish AdvocacyIsrael Politics

Places mentioned

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on April 15. Photo by Jonathan Shaul/Flash90/Getty Images"
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
"Ben-Gvir is scheduled to deliver two talks at Yale Universitys Shabtai Society, the universitys premier Jewish intellectual salon."
Hebron, Palestinian Territories
"For years, Ben-Gvir displayed a photo in his living room of Baruch Goldstein, the Jewish terrorist who murdered 29 Muslim worshippers in Hebron in 1994."

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