| למניעת התבוללות בארץ הקודש | |
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| Abbreviation | Lehava |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2005 |
| Founder | Bentzi Gopstein |
| Purpose | Anti-miscegenation |
| Headquarters | Jerusalem |
Membership | 10,000 |
| Leader | Bentzi Gopstein |
Key people | Michael Ben-Ari Bentzi Gopstein Baruch Marzel Itamar Ben-Gvir |
| Affiliations | Otzma Yehudit Hemla |
| Website | www |
Lehava (להב"ה "Flame," Hebrew: למניעת התבוללות בארץ הקודש LiMniat Hitbolelut B'eretz HaKodesh; Prevention of Assimilation in the Holy Land) is a far-right and Jewish supremacist[1] organization based in Israel that strictly opposes Jewish assimilation, objecting to most personal relationships between Jews and non-Jews.[2][3][4] It is opposed to the Christian presence in Israel.[5] It has an anti-miscegenation focus, denouncing marriages between Jews and non-Jews forbidden by Orthodox Jewish law.[6] The group has over 10,000 members.[7] In 2024, the United States placed Lehava and its leader, Bentzi Gopstein, on a sanctions list for their role in fomenting violence in the West Bank, labeling Lehava "the largest violent extremist organization in Israel."[8]
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- Zriek, Raef; Dakwar, Azar (3 July 2021). "What's in the Apartheid Analogy? Palestine/Israel Refracted". Theory & Event. 23. ISSN 1092-311X. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- Pokrzywiński, Paweł (February 2019). "Lehawa Organisation – Kahane extremism". Stosunki Międzynarodowe. 55 (2): 79. doi:10.7366/020909621201904. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- Tait, Robert (6 August 2015). "Burning of Christian churches in Israel justified, far-Right Jewish leader says". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- Hasson, Nir (21 April 2021). "'Break Their Faces': As anti-Arab Attacks Spike, Jewish Supremacist Group Plans Jerusalem Show of Force". Haaretz. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- Elgindy, Khaled (6 May 2021). "Washington Has Enabled Israeli Extremism". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- Berger, Miriam (23 April 2021). "As coronavirus recedes in Israel, tensions rise in Jerusalem". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- Boxerman, Aaron (23 April 2021). "In Jerusalem, Palestinians and Jews see a night of rage and hate". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
- ^ Lev, David (9 September 2013). "Lehava 'Hotline' to Help Prevent Intermarriage, Assimilation". Arutz Sheva.
- ^ Kaye, Yasmin (22 September 2014). "Meet Lehava, the Israeli Fascists Mounting a Vicious Crusade to Keep their Women Away from Arabs". International Business Times.
- ^ "Grinning Jewish Extremists Charged in Jerusalem School Arson". The Forward. Reuters. 15 December 2014.
- ^ Shira Rubin (24 December 2015). "Good Will and Peace Towards Men Elusive This Year in Nazareth". The Forward.
- ^ "halacha - What is the prohibition of intermarriage?". Mi Yodeya. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
- ^ Schwartz, Yardena (7 March 2018). "Israel's alt-right is now mainstream—are lawmakers doing enough to stop it?". Newsweek. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
- ^ Elia-Shalev, Asaf (11 July 2024). "U.S. sanctions extremist Israeli group Lehava and several West Bank outposts". JTA. Retrieved 17 July 2024.