Jewish extremists

US sanctions Israeli settler and anti-miscegenation leader

By David I. Klein — April 19, 2024
(RNS) — Also sanctioned were two fundraising groups, Mount Hebron Fund and Shlom Asiraich, which had attempted to raise funds for two other settler leaders who were sanctioned earlier this year. 

The Muslim prayer hall that may spark the next Israeli-Palestinian battle

By Daoud Kuttab — May 4, 2023
(RNS) — In Jerusalem, small frictions can escalate quickly if the causes are not addressed.

New players add volatility in Jerusalem tensions

By Josef Federman — April 26, 2021
(AP) — The fate of Jerusalem and its holy sites is one of the most explosive issues in the conflict.

Hebrew graffiti at Jerusalem monastery threatens Christians

By Reuters — January 17, 2016
JERUSALEM (Reuters) The attack on a Christian holy site, possibly by Jewish ultra-nationalists, seems to up the ante from previous incidents. "This time it amounts to a real call to murder Christians," said a church spokesman.

Israel’s enemy within: Young militant settlers

By Shira Rubin — August 23, 2015
AHIYA, West Bank —The increasingly radical Jewish militants who target Palestinians are the latest front in Israel's struggle against terrorism. Israeli security authorities estimate hundreds belong to these groups.

Jewish extremist poses threat to Holy Land Christians, church body says

By Michele Chabin — August 10, 2015
JERUSALEM (RNS) In a letter sent to Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein on Sunday (Aug. 9), the Custody of the Holy Land said Benzi Gopstein, head of the Jewish extremist group Lehava, poses a threat to Holy Land Christians.
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