The right-wing group trying to keep downtown Jerusalem Arab-free
They roam the streets looking for either mixedJewish-Palestinian couples or lone Arabs, protest at mixed weddings, and
hand out racist leaflets. Their leaders are militant and
well-organized, exploiting disaffected youth to do the dirty work. An inside look at the far-right group, Lehava, and the Jerusalem activists who are trying to put an end to its violence.
Israeli
right-wing activist Benzi Gopstein, leader of the Lehava organization,
takes part in a protest near the tram station in East Jerusalem, a day
after a Palestinian man killed a baby in a vehicular attack at the same
location, October 23, 2014. The sign reads: ‘Jews, Revenge’
