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Militant pro-Israel group Betar US to halt NY operations after settlement with state attorney general

JL;DR SUMMARY Betar US, a militant pro-Israel group, has agreed to cease operations in New York after a settlement with New York's Attorney General, Letitia James, who found that the group engaged in a campaign of violence and harassment against Arab, Muslim, and Jewish New Yorkers. 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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ZionismNew YorkViolenceHarassmentArabSettlementMuslimLetitia JamesBetar Us

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New York City, New York, United States
"The militant pro-Israel group Betar US has agreed to halt its operations in New York in a settlement with state Attorney General Letitia James, whose office found that the group had committed a campaign of violence, harassment, and intimidation against Arab, Muslim, and Jewish New Yorkers."
Connecticut, United States
"Rabbi Elchanan Poupko, a Connecticut-based rabbi formerly with Park East Synagogue in New York, defended Betar and criticized the settlement on X."
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Betar maintains global headquarters in Metzudat Zeev, Beit Jabotinsky in Tel Aviv, he said."

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